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    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
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    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals

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    On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals William Harvey - William Harvey's On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals is a classic work of the scientific revolution and of modern medicine, for in it he famously argued, with extensive evidence based on dissections and vivisections, for the circulation of the blood. It also overturned the longstanding theories of the heart's movement and function.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhoemixx Classics Ebooks
    Release dateDec 11, 2021
    ISBN9783986773618
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