Scientific Revolution · Science / medicine
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood
by William Harvey. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by William Harvey examining circulation, anatomy, experiment; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1628
- Origin
- England
- Genre
- Science / medicine
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by William Harvey examining circulation, anatomy, experiment; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.