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William Harvey and the mechanics of the heart / Jole Shackelford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shackelford, Jole, author.
- Series:
- Oxford portraits in science.
- Oxford portraits in science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harvey, William, 1578-1657.
- Harvey, William.
- Physiologists--England--Biography.
- Physiologists.
- Physicians--England--Biography.
- Physicians.
- Genre:
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- A young physician in Shakespeare's England
- The circulation of the blood
- Royal physician and scholar
- The reception of Harveys ideas
- Harveys last years and his legacy.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-802822-9
- 1-4294-6208-6
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