William Harvey: A Life in Circulation

by Thomas Wright and Thomas Wright

Book Overview

In 1628, the English physician William Harvey published his revolutionary theory of blood circulation. Offering a radical conception of the workings of the human body and the function of the heart, Harvey's theory overthrew centuries of anatomical and physiological orthodoxy and had profound consequences for the history of science. It also had an enormous impact on culture more generally, influencing economists, poets and political thinkers, for whom...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199931690
• ISBN13: 9780199931699
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"