The circulatory system
Subtitle: from Harvey to the artificial heart
By: by Tom McGowen.
Series: A First book
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Harvey, William, 1578-1657.; Blood -- Circulation -- Juvenile literature.; Blood -- Circulation -- Research -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Cardiovascular system -- Physiology -- Juvenile literature.; Cardiovascular system -- Physiology -- Research -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Blood -- Circulation -- History.; Circulatory system -- History.; Heart -- History.
Description: Describes early theories on how the circulatory system functions, Harvey's "discovery" of the circulatory system, and advances since his time in this area of medicine.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 69.
Includes index.