William Harvey : a life in circulation /

William Harvey's theory of circulation was as controversial in its day as Copernicus' idea that the earth revolved around the sun. This title charts the rise of the yeoman's son who demolished beliefs held by anatomists since Roman times, going on to become arguably the greatest Engli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Thomas (Thomas Edward), 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Harvey, William, > 1578-1657.
Harvey, William, > 1578-1657
1600-1699
Physicians > England > Biography.
Physiologists > England > Biography.
Anatomists > England > Biography.
Human anatomy > England > History > 17th century.
Blood > Circulation > History > 17th century.
Medicine > England > History > 17th century.
Science > England > History > 17th century.
Physicians.
Physicians
Physiologistes > Angleterre > Biographies.
Anatomistes > Angleterre > Biographies.
Anatomie humaine > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sang > Circulation > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Médecine > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Sciences > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Médecins.
physicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Anatomists
Blood > Circulation
Human anatomy
Intellectual life
Medicine
Physiologists
Science
England > Intellectual life > 17th century.
United Kingdom
Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
England
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:William Harvey's theory of circulation was as controversial in its day as Copernicus' idea that the earth revolved around the sun. This title charts the rise of the yeoman's son who demolished beliefs held by anatomists since Roman times, going on to become arguably the greatest Englishman in the history of science after Darwin and Newton.
Notas:"Originally published, in a slightly different format, as Circulation : William Harvey's revolutionary idea, in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, 2012"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 264 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199976911
0199976910

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