Book ID: CBB000320365

The Mechanization of the Heart: Harvey and Descartes (2001)

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Fuchs, Thomas (Author)


University of Rochester Press


Publication Date: 2001
Edition Details: Translated by Grene, Marjorie Glicksman. Original title: Mechanisierung des Herzens
Physical Details: xviii + 247 pp.; bib.; index
Language: English

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Review Kidd, Randy Ryan (2002) Review of "The Mechanization of the Heart: Harvey and Descartes". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (p. 496). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Grene, Marjorie Glicksman
Shillito, Alex Benjamin
Garau, Rodolfo
Smith, C. U. M.
Distelzweig, Peter
Bylebyl, Jerome J.
Concepts
Heart
Circulation of the blood
Mechanism; mechanical philosophy
Medicine
Anatomy
Physiology
Time Periods
17th century
Early modern
18th century
16th century
Medieval
Ancient
Places
England
London (England)
France
Great Britain
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