Author: GREGORY, ANDREW
Title: Harvey's heart : the discovery of blood circulation / Andrew Gregory
Description: Cambridge : Icon Books 2001. First Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed. stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.Provenance; from the library of Dr. Denis Gibbs with his bookplate. Series; Revolutions in science. Physical description; 154 pages ; 18 cm. Notes; Includes glossary. Includes bibliography. Summary; The tale of William Harvey's momentous discovery - that the blood vessels form a closed system. carrying blood pumped rapidly around the body by the heart - is one of ingenuity. imagination and perseverence. and remarkable use of experiment. observation and skill. Subjects; Harvey. William (1578-1657). Blood Circulation - history. Blood - Circulation. Discoveries in science. Heart. Human anatomy. Medicine. Blood - Circulation. Heart. Human anatomy. Medicine - History - 17th century. Discoveries in science. Blood Circulation - history. Blood - Circulation - History - 17th century. Cardiology - History - 17th century. Heart - History - 17th century. Physiology - Great Britain - History - 17th century. Physiologists - Great Britain - Biography. Blood - Circulation - Research - History. Cardiovascular system. Circulation - Animal physiology. Science - History. Harvey. William (1578-1657) - Biography. Life sciences: general issues ; History of medicine ; Popular science ; Molecular biology. Science / History. Science / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology. Genre; Bibliography. ISBN: 1840462485. Weight in Kg appr.:

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