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Harvey's Heart: The Discovery of Blood Circulation(Revolutions in science)

Harvey's Heart: The Discovery of Blood Circulation(Revolutions in science)


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In this era of open-heart surgery and medical research, science has amassed a great deal of knowledge on the function of the heart and blood. But prior to anaesthetics, blood transfusions and antiseptics, to open the chest and expose the heart meant certain death for the patient. The motion of the heart was poorly understood, yet the actions of one man, William Harvey, were to unravel its mysteries.The tale of this discovery is one of ingenuity, imagination and perseverance, and a remarkable use of experiment, observation and skill. In the seventeenth century, William Harvey, physician to King James I and Charles I, made one of the greatest discoveries in anatomy, revolutionising our understanding of the human body. He found that the blood vessels form a closed system and that the blood circulates rapidly around the body, pumped by the heart. Having stood unchallenged for 1,500 years, the accepted view - that blood was generated in the liver and slowly consumed by the body - was overthrown.Andrew Gregory's extraordinary account of Harvey's crucial work places it against the background of the art and science of the Renaissance, and narrates the dramatic struggle Harvey fought for its acceptance.

Table of Contents:
ContentsIntroduction 1 The Background to Harvey's Discovery Galen; Galen on the Heart and Blood; Harvey; The Renaissance; Vesalius; Fabricius; Renaissance Art; Renaissance Art and Anatomy Harvey's Discovery of the Circulation De Motu Cordis; The Circulation; The Venous Valves; The Ligature Experiments; The Flow-Rate Experiment; The Motion of the Heart; The Pulseand the Heart Valves3 The Nature of Harvey's Discovery The Scientific Revolution; Harvey and Aristotle; Harvey and Quantification; Harvey and Mechanical Models; Harvey and the Natural Magic Tradition; Harvey and Witchcraft; Harvey and the ScientificRevolution4 The Reception of Harvey's Discovery Opposition to Harvey; The Theory of 'Ebullition'; What is Actually Seen?; Other Objections; The Dispute with Descartes; Harvey's Later WorkConclusionFurther Reading Glossary

About the Author :
Andrew Gregory is Lecturer in History of Science in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781840462487
  • Publisher: Icon Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Icon Books
  • Height: 178 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 150 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1840462485
  • Publisher Date: 08 May 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Revolutions in science
  • Sub Title: The Discovery of Blood Circulation
  • Width: 111 mm


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