The work of william harvey

his ideas and discovery

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what did he prove?
He proved Galen wrong, galen said that the liver constantly manufactured blood in liver when it actually is a pump
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how did he find this out ?
He dissected cold blooded animals to see how their heart moved, and to build up his knowledge
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did everyone accept his ideas?
some doctors ignored his theory, because it went against galens, but they eventually accepted them
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did harveys ideas have an immediate effect?
nope, other discoveries also needed to be made
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When did he make his discoveries?
Renaissance period
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was his discovery important?
his discovery led to the groundwork for future investigation of teh blood
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how did he find this out ?

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He dissected cold blooded animals to see how their heart moved, and to build up his knowledge

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did everyone accept his ideas?

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did harveys ideas have an immediate effect?

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