A London surgeon traces the man who demonstrated the circulation of the blood, from his Kentish lineage and student years at Padua to the Lumleian lectures at the College of Physicians. Power follows Harvey into royal service under Charles I, through the Civil War and the loss of his papers, and on to his old age, death and burial.
A compact, well-sourced 1897 life of a founder of modern physiology, written by a working surgeon. Download the free EPUB.