Title :
Retrospectroscope
Abstract :
It is well known that Englishman William Harvey (1578¿1657), while studying in Padua, Italy, discovered the fact that blood flows in a closed circulatory system in the body. However, it is less well known how he made this remarkable and important discovery. It is the objective of this article to tell this story.
Keywords :
Animals; Arteries; Blood; Books; Circulatory system; Contracts; Heart; Lungs; Valves; Veins; Blood Circulation; Cardiology; England; History, 15th Century; History, 16th Century; History, 17th Century; History, Ancient; History, Medieval; Physicians;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2008.927993
