Historical perspective: Harvey's epoch-making discovery of the circulation, its historical antecedents, and some initial consequences on medical practice

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1493-1503

  Pasipoularides, Ares ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristotle and circular motions; Blood circulation; Galen's de Usu partium; William harvey's de motu cordis; William harvey's order of magnitude analysis of volumetric circulatory flow

Indexed keywords

ARISTOTLE AND CIRCULAR MOTIONS; CARDIOLOGY; CIRCULATION; GALEN'S DE USU PARTIUM; HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WILLIAM HARVEY'S DE MOTU CORDIS; WILLIAM HARVEY'S ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ANALYSIS OF VOLUMETRIC CIRCULATORY FLOW;

ARISTOTLE AND CIRCULAR MOTIONS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; GALEN'S DE USU PARTIUM; WILLIAM HARVEY'S DE MOTU CORDIS; WILLIAM HARVEY'S ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ANALYSIS OF VOLUMETRIC CIRCULATORY FLOW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIOLOGY; ENGLAND; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84878563638     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00216.2013     Document Type: Review

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