I Follow Aristotle : How William Harvey Discovered the Circulation of the Blood

Prologue. 'Nine years and more' : an overview of the story -- Aristotle's animal and the question of the soul -- Aristotle on the causes of the parts of animals -- Aristotle's animal in Padua : the anatomical investigations of Fabricius -- William Harvey : pupil, physician, professor -- William Harvey, searcher into the vegetative soul -- 'The wonderful circulation of the blood, first found out by me' -- Method and experiment -- 'The anatomy of the blood' : the blood as a new research object -- Precursing Aristotle : Why and how did we lose this Aristotle? -- Harvey and his historians : why and how did we lose this Harvey?

Author: Andrew Cunningham

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: Jan 29, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1032162244

ISBN-13: 9781032162249