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Harvey William was born in 1578, he was an English physician who became famous for his discovery of how blood circulates in mammals, including human beings.
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Suzanne Ashman 'the movement of the blood occurs constantly in a circular manner and is the result of the beating of the heart.' Harvey William was born in 1578, he was an English physician who became famous for his discovery of how blood circulates in mammals, including human beings. He described his discovery in An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals. This work became the basis for all modern research on the heart and blood vessels. Harvey's findings conflicted with the widely accepted theory of blood circulation originated by Galen, who was an ancient Greek physician.Until the early 17th century Claudius Galen's books were still being used in some medical schools. Although Andreas Vesalius had proved some of his ideas to be incorrect, Galen's explanation of the heart was still preferred by most doctors. It was William Harvey who proved that Galen was wrong...
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