Texas A&M University
Organ Systems: Story Time: William Harvey
William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightenment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.
Texas A&M University
Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Heart and Blood in Animals
This site from Fordham University has a brief background on William Harvey as well as some documents written by Harvey.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Geographical Fun
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of Geographical Fun by William Harvey, a book of poetry for children.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: William Harvey
Find out how William Harvey was the first known to describe completely the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Kids Work! History of Medicine
A brief history of medicine told in five snapshots of time: ancient times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the early modern period (eighteenth and nineteenth centuries), and modern times.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Study of the Heart and Circulation
A concise history of the study of the heart and its anatomy. Includes color pictures and details about the work of Galen, William Harvey, and others.
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William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Harvey
(1578-1657) English physician who published his treatise on the circulatory system in 1628.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Harvey
William Harvey discovered that blood circulates through the body in 1628.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: William Harvey (1578 1657)
A portrait of William Harvey from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: William Harvey (1578 1657)
A portrait of William Harvey from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: William Harvey (1578 1657)
A portrait of William Harvey from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: William Harvey (1578 1657)
A portrait of William Harvey from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.