William Harvey and the Mechanics of the Heart (Oxford Portraits in Science)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: September 8, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780195120493
First sentence: William Harvey was born in Folkestone, a small fishing village on the English Channel, not far from Dover.
Description: 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.