William Harvey

1578–1657
Medical doctor who described the process of circulation and the role of the heart and blood.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Discoveries Concerning Our Bodies  in	The Wonders of Scientific Discovery  by  Charles R. Gibson
William Harvey  in	Story Lives of Great Scientists  by  F. J. Rowbotham

Image Links
William Harvey  in Story Lives of Great Scientists	The King, Charles I, was both patron and friend  in Story Lives of Great Scientists	A bullet of a great gun grazed on the ground  in Story Lives of Great Scientists