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William Harvey (blood (before Harvey) (veins carried blood and air around…
William Harvey
blood (before Harvey)
veins carried blood and air around the body
blood passed from one side of the heart to another through an invisible hole
blood was made in the liver and burned up
how did he do it
calculating the amount of blood going into the arteries
dissecting live cold-blooded animals
Dissecting human bodies
who was harvey
was personal doctor to King Charles
studied medicine in cambridge and Padua
born in 1578 and died in 1657
what did he discover
how the body is a one way system for bolld
veins carry blood
how blood circulates around the body
impact-little improrvement
some people and other doctors ignored his theory for over 50 years
Harvey's discover didn't make anyone better
still much more to discover about blood (blood transfusions)
impact-improvement
Helped surgery to develop with his findings
more evidence for the importance of experiments and dissections
Harvey's discovery laid groundwork for blood in the future