1628
Medicine
England
Circulation of the blood
Harvey demonstrates that blood circulates in a closed loop driven by the heart.
Why it mattered
The body understood as a mechanical system.
Renaissance
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Harvey demonstrates that blood circulates in a closed loop driven by the heart.
Why it mattered
The body understood as a mechanical system.
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