William Harvey (1578-1657)
What is William Harvey best known for?
Discovering the circulation of blood
What was the title of William Harvey's most famous work?
De Motu Cordis
In what year did William Harvey publish 'De Motu Cordis'?
1628
What was William Harvey's profession?
Physician
William Harvey demonstrated the function of which human organ?
Heart
Which Greek physician’s work did William Harvey challenge?
Galen
Where did William Harvey study medicine?
University of Padua
What position did William Harvey hold in the court of King Charles I?
Physician to the King
What method did William Harvey use in his scientific studies?
Observation and experimentation
What did William Harvey prove about the movement of blood in the body?
It circulates continuously
What did galen believe about the liver that Harvey Disproved
Blood is created in the liver and burnt up
how did Harvey study the heart
Studying the slow beating hearts of cold blooded animals
When Harvey tried to pump liquid round the wrong way through valves and veins what did he prove?
Blood could only go round one way
the heart was in the centre of the body
it was impossible for the body to have too much blood
Do Moti Cordis
On the motion of the heart
Reactions to Harveys work
people wouldnt acsept it because it contradicts galens theories and took 50 years for the university of paris to teach them
What was harveys biggest downfall
Couldnt explain why blood circulated the body or why it would change colour in veins and arteries