William Harvey's Natural Philosophy

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Focusing on William Harvey's groundbreaking discovery of blood circulation, this book delves into his natural philosophy shaped by his education in Cambridge and Padua. It explores the intellectual landscape of the seventeenth century, highlighting the reactions of contemporaries to his work. The text emphasizes the importance of understanding historical modes of knowledge evaluation and the theocentric nature of anatomy during this period. Ultimately, it argues that the true revolution lay in the shift towards experimentation rather than science itself, marking a significant transformation in natural philosophy.