William Harvey's Biological Ideas
| Author | : Walter Pagel |
| Publisher | : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 1967 |
| ISBN-10 | : 3805509626 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9783805509626 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (626 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis William Harvey's Biological Ideas by : Walter Pagel
Download or read book William Harvey's Biological Ideas written by Walter Pagel and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 1967 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By his discovery of the circulation of the blood, Harvey laid the foundation of scientific biology and medicine. And yet Harvey was the child of a pre-rationalistic age. He was the life-long thinker on the purpose and indeed the mystery of circular phenomena: the circulation of the blood on the one hand and the cycle of generation on the other, both forming the microscopic copy of a cosmological pattern.
