William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician, ?
William Harvey (1578-1657), English physician, discovered that the blood flows rapidly through a single system of arteries and veins, and estimated the heart pumped 1 liter a minute (modern measure is 4 liters). He disproved the ancient belief that blood
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