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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777789803321

Autore

Shackelford Jole

Titolo

William Harvey and the mechanics of the heart / / Jole Shackelford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

0-19-802822-9

1-4294-6208-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford portraits in science

Disciplina

612.10924

Soggetti

Physiologists - England

Physicians - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

A young physician in Shakespeare's England -- The circulation of the blood -- Royal physician and scholar -- The reception of Harveys ideas -- Harveys last years and his legacy.

Sommario/riassunto

A biography of the eminent seventeenth century physician and scientist who discovered the functions of the heart, arteries, and veins in the circulation of blood.