. The Canada lancet and practitioner. n WilliamHarvey discovered the circulation of the blood through the humanheart. This was away back in the seventeenth century, but itgave the builders of science something to work upon. Two books—epoch-making in their importance—stand to the credit ofHarvey, the Englishman, who besides holding many importantoffices in his day, was also physician to His Majesty, King CharlesI. They are De Circulatione Sanguinis and De Generatione,and, simple as they read to-day, they contain the fundamentaltruths on the circulation of the blood and development, as workedout
. The Canada lancet and practitioner. n WilliamHarvey discovered the circulation of the blood through the humanheart. This was away back in the seventeenth century, but itgave the builders of science something to work upon. Two books—epoch-making in their importance—stand to the credit ofHarvey, the Englishman, who besides holding many importantoffices in his day, was also physician to His Majesty, King CharlesI. They are De Circulatione Sanguinis and De Generatione,and, simple as they read to-day, they contain the fundamentaltruths on the circulation of the blood and development, as workedout by a man, through long, weary years of research, at a timewhen medicine and science ebbed low and England herself wasdisturbed by the convulsions of internal strife and war. Harvey is looked upon as the first great discoverer in physi-ology—a branch that tends so much to the perfection of medicine—and even to-day, men—great, living, intellectual giants—pointto him as a prince among physicians and repeat his simple truths. WILLIAM HARVEY DISCOVERER OF THE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD THROUGH THE HEART William Harvey is looked upon as the fir3t great discovererin physiology—a branch that tends so mu:h to the perfectionof medicine—and even to-day, men—great, living, intellectualgiants—pont to him as a prince among physicians, andrepeat his simple truths, strong and convincing. DOMINION MEDICAL MONTHLY 29 strong and convincing. Harveys memor} remains. writes one, and needs neither bricks and mortar, nor pictures, nor a statue,to perpetuate it. It was he who first set his finger upon the heartand its vessels—studied, dissected and experimented upon themuntil he realized the important truth that was to be told to theworld, and his name will be remembered just as long as there arehearts that burn with love, just as long as human lives spend theirenergies in the mighty battle of existence. William Harvey, born at Folkstone, April r, 1578, was the sonof one Thomas Harve)-
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