Project Gutenberg 2014-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 102 Power, D'Arcy, Sir 1855 1941 William Harvey Produced by Neanderthal, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "William Harvey" by Sir D'Arcy Power is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The biography details the life and contributions of William Harvey, the renowned physician known for discovering the circulation of blood. The text aims to encapsulate Harvey's legacy within the broader context of medical history, showcasing his background, education, and scientific achievements. The opening of the biography outlines the lineage of the Harvey family and provides a glimpse into the early life of William Harvey, who was born in Folkestone in 1578. It describes the familial context from which he emerged, emphasizing his father's involvement in local governance. The narrative reveals that not much is known about Harvey's formative years but indicates that he was likely influenced by the tumultuous events of his time, including the threat of the Spanish Armada, as well as his education at the King's School in Canterbury. The account sets the stage for exploring Harvey's journey in medicine, gradually leading into his later studies at prestigious institutions, such as Caius College in Cambridge and the University of Padua, where his fascination with anatomy and physiological principles took root. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46664/46664-h/images/i_title.jpg en Harvey, William, 1578-1657 Physicians -- England -- Biography QP R Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - General 460943 460950 2024-09-19T12:54:20.526096 2023-09-20T08:58:04.782031 text/html text/html 443682 2014-08-23T09:44:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 534125 2014-08-23T09:44:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 589876 2024-09-19T12:54:29.856893 application/epub+zip 595403 2024-09-19T12:54:22.524949 application/epub+zip 222659 2024-09-19T12:54:21.502927 application/epub+zip 726223 2024-09-19T12:54:34.545868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694007 2024-09-19T12:54:28.361931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322498 2022-09-21T08:18:50.070194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385073 384871 2024-09-19T12:54:19.188977 2023-09-20T08:58:03.686053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 385240 2014-08-23T09:44:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144367 2014-08-23T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385260 2014-08-23T09:44:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144279 2014-08-23T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20570 2024-09-19T12:54:34.689864 application/rdf+xml 12354 2024-09-19T12:54:21.624927 image/jpeg 2061 2024-09-19T12:54:21.561937 image/jpeg 542228 2024-09-19T12:54:20.581952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog