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Combined anatomical observations, experiments and quantitative reasoning to argue that blood circulates through the body.
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The 1628 book does not include later microscopic observation of capillaries. Earlier work on pulmonary circulation is not subsumed under Harvey’s credit.
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William Harvey
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Harvey: the heart pumps blood around a circuit
Combined anatomical observations, experiments and quantitative reasoning to argue that blood circulates through the body.
Scientific scope
The 1628 book does not include later microscopic observation of capillaries. Earlier work on pulmonary circulation is not subsumed under Harvey’s credit.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
William Harvey
Full deposited paper byline or identified author of the scoped historical source. Association does not measure individual effort.