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The Anatomical Exercises of Dr William Harvey concerning the motion of the Heart and Blood

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Chapter III: What manner of motion the Arteries have in dissection of living creatures. In this Chapter, Harvey describes how the arteries ensure that the blood is pumped around the body in one direction.

  • Date created - 1673
  • Author - Harvey, William
<p>Chapter III: What manner of motion the Arteries have in dissection of living creatures. In this Chapter, Harvey describes how the arteries ensure that the blood is pumped around the body in one direction.</p>
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