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A Anastomosis, 63, 127, 172 how far observed by Harvey, 128 Harvey states his views on, 179, 180 Aneurism pulsation of an, 15 axillary, its bearing on the pulse, 30 its effect on the pulse, 135 Animals importance of dissecting the lower, 42 Aorta why its walls thicker than those of the pulmonary artery, 107 case in which portion of, ossified, 137 Argent, Dr. dedication of treatise on Heart and Blood to, 5 Aristotle referred to, vii, 27 on the pulse, 30 on the chick, 34 quoted in support of pulsation of heart of embryo, 46 circular motion of rain suggested by, compared to that of the blood, 56 on the heart, 93, 97, 105, 166 his error regarding the mitral valve, 101 on the study of the lower animals, 137 on trusting to the senses, 160 Arteriotomy experiments of, 14, 28, 29, 129, 163 outflow of blood in, 29 Arteries ancient views regarding the, ix contain blood only, 12 contain same blood as the veins, 12 Galen’s experiment on, 12 filled like bladders, not like bellows, 13 dilation of, due to impulse of blood, 14 diastole of, corresponds to systole of heart, 29 called veins, by Galen, 30, and the ancients, 57 why empty after death, 62, 140 coronary, supply the heart itself, 88 reason for greater thickness of coats of, 106 nearer to heart, more they differ from veins, 106 contained only aërial spirits, according to Erasistratus, 140 Artery ligature of an, of a snake, 66 experiment of dividing an, 129, 146 experiment on an exposed uncut, 136 case of ossification of portion of an, 137 Arundel, Earl of Harvey accompanied the, on an embassy to the Emperor, xxii Aselli discovered the lacteals, 117, 186 lacteal vessels of, referred to by Harvey, 197 B Baer, Von Harvey, a precursor of, xxi Bandages on the arm to show flow of blood in the veins, 81 et seq. Bauhin, Caspar his observations on the heart, 31 Bibliography of Harvey’s works, xxiv Bird observations on the beat of the heart of a, 33 observations on the heart of the chick, 34, 36 Blood its course from veins to arteries, 42 in the lower animals, 43 in the fœtus, 44 its passage through the lungs, 48 quantity of, passing through the heart, 55 circular motion of the, 56 demonstrated from impossibility of whole amount of, being derived from the ingesta, 58 amount ejected from ventricle at each beat, 59 enters a limb by arteries, leaves it by veins, 67 circulation of, proved by experiments with ligatures, 67, 68 quantity of, passing through bloodvessels supports circulation, 76 circulation of, supported by valves in the veins, 78 manner of escape of, in surgical operations, 107 the whole of the, circulates, 114 is cooled in passing through the lungs, 122 force with which it flows from an artery, 136 is of same nature in arteries and veins, 138, 143 reasons why a different view has been held, 139, 140 velocity of, varies in different parts, and at different times, 156 gives heat to the heart, 167 passage of, from arteries to veins, xvi, 168 C Cæsalpinus, Andreas claimed in Italy as the discoverer of the Circulation, xi this claim criticised, xii Calidum innatum, 145 not distinct from the blood, 146 Canalis arteriosus of fœtus, shrinks gradually after birth, 45 Capillaries too minute for Harvey to see, xvi first observed by Malpighi, xvi Carotid artery experiment on the, 129 force with which blood flows from the, 136 Charles I. his interest in Harvey’s discovery, xviii Harvey appointed physician to, xxii remained such by request of the Parliament, xviii dedication to, of treatise on Motion of Heart and Blood, 3 present at a demonstration by Harvey, 153 Chick first sign of the heart in the, 34 Aristotle on, 34 observations of, on the fourth and fifth days of incubation, 36 Chordæ tendineæ, 99, 100 Chyle absorbed by the blood, 92 vessels containing, 186 Circulation of the Blood circulation as distinct from motion, xii first suggested to Harvey’s mind, 56 compared to circular movement of rain as suggested by Aristotle, 56 confirmed by three propositions, 58 varies in rapidity, 61 explains the results of ligatures, 67 et seq. explains phlebotomy, 73 summary account of, 85, 168 confirmed by probable reasons, 86 proved by certain consequences, 90 confirmed from structure of the heart in many different kinds of animals, 96 doctrine of the, the opposite to that vulgarly entertained, 108 first reply to Riolan on the, 111 applies to the whole of the blood, 114 in the mesentery, 119 coronary, or a third and very short, 125 through every part of the body, 126 second reply to Riolan on the, 133 reply to those who cry cui bono?, 149 reasons given by opponents for not accepting the, 149, 150 velocity of, varies with age, sex, temperament, etc., 156 influenced by the emotions, 158 recapitulation of work on Motion of Heart and Blood, 161 interference with, followed by dangerous results, 171 further illustrations of, 176 et seq. Columbus, Realdus claimed as discoverer of the Circulation, xi referred to in relation to the Pulmonary Circulation, 12, 16, 50 Columnæ carneæ of the heart, 99 Contagion of disease spread, explained by circulation, 90 nature of, referred to by Harvey, 193 Contraction the source of all animal motion, 102 of the fibres of the heart, 105 of muscles as aid to movement of blood in the veins, 116 Conviction means of acquiring, of physical truths discussed, 158 Coronary vessels supply the heart with blood, 88 circulation, a third, very short, 125 vein usually has a valve at its orifice, 125 D Darcy, Sir Robert case of, illustrating obstruction of the circulation through the heart, 155 Descartes supports Harvey’s discovery, xvii Harvey makes his acknowledgments to, 169 his observations of the heart of a fish, 169 his explanation of the pulse not accepted by Harvey, 170 Diastole and Systole of arteries as of the heart, 138 constituting the pulse, 163 Dissection uses of, 112 failed to reveal any of the “spirits” of the schoolmen, 141 Diuretic drinks, their quick action in illustration of the large quantity of blood circulating, 49 Ductus arteriosus shrinks gradually after birth, 45 its function in the fœtus, 98 E Eel observations on the heart of the, 33 Embryology Harvey a pioneer in the science of, xx Ent, Dr. George persuaded Harvey to publish his treatise on Generation, xx directed in Harvey’s will to present his books and collections to the College of Physicians, 216 Harvey left him his presses and shelves, 216 Epigenesis Harvey’s doctrine of, xxi Erasistratus thought the arteries contained only spirits or air, 40, 140 Euripus the tides of, the motion of the heart as perplexing as, 22 Galen refers to, in speaking of the use of the semilunar valves, 53 Riolan applies, to the movement of the blood in the mesenteric vessels, 115 Experience importance of, for scientific observation, 160 Experiment the direct appeal to, viii Galen’s, to show arteries contain only blood, 12 Galen’s, to show arteries filled like bellows, controverted by Harvey, 14 of arteriotomy, 14, 28, 29 Galen’s, of dividing the trachea, 18 to observe the beating heart, 24 of dividing the gill vessels of fishes, 28 on the hearts of an eel, a fish, and a pigeon, 33 to show the capacity of the left ventricle, 59 on the heart of a snake, 65 of tying the veins below the heart in serpents and fishes, 65 on a man’s arm with a bandage, 68 on the veins of the arm by ligatures, 82, 84 of tying the vena cava near the heart and dividing carotid artery, 129 Galen’s, on an artery, 134 performed and disproved by Harvey, 135 on an exposed undivided artery, 136 to show the blood of arteries and veins the same, 138 to show the different character of outflow of blood from artery and vein, 147 to show blood cannot pass from heart by the veins, 147 with the dried intestine of a dog filled with water to illustrate the pulse, 152 on the jugular vein of a fallow deer, 153 by appeal to, endeavour to demonstrate circulation, 163 of dividing exposed artery to observe effect on pulse, 163 of tying the pulmonary veins, 165 of bandaging arm and plunging it into cold water, 168 of tying the vena portae, 171 of tying the vena cava near the crural veins, 172 on the body of a man recently hanged, to show course of blood through lungs, 177 F Fabricius, Hieronymus, of Aquapendente Harvey’s teacher of anatomy at Padua, xiv his views on the heart and lungs, 9 pulmonary veins, 18 his anatomical work, 23 discovered the valves of the veins, 78 Finch, Heneage Harvey’s cousin, advised him as to his will, 214 witness to codicil of Harvey’s will, 217 Fish experiment on gill vessels of, 28 observations on the heart of, 33 the heart of, has only one ventricle, 42 auricles of the heart of, 103 Florence Harvey refers to his visits to, 185, 194 and three of his nephews, 199 Flourens on Harvey’s work, viii Foramen ovale of heart of fœtus, 20, 44 its significance in fœtal life, 47, 98 Frankfort-on-Main Harvey’s treatise on the Heart and Blood first published there, xv Fuliginous vapours views of the ancients on, ix, 10, 11, 17 G Galen high regard in which he was held by mediævalists, vii on the object of the pulse, 9 his experiment to show arteries contain only blood, 12 his experiment to prove arteries expand like bellows, and controverted by Harvey, 14 his experiment of dividing the trachea of a dog, 18 on the beat of the auricles, 32 quotations from, on movement of the blood, 40, 41 aware of the use of the semilunar valves, 51, 52 believed blood passed from right ventricle into the lungs, 53 on the structure of the heart, 105 his experiment on an artery, 134 performed and disproved by Harvey, 135 Galileo at Padua with Harvey, vii, xiv as a pioneer in scientific discovery, viii Generation of Animals Harvey’s treatise on, its publication, xx interesting points in, xxi Harvey refers to his work on the, 177 Quotation from, on the Acquisition of Knowledge, xix H Haller on Harvey’s discovery, xiii Harvey as a pioneer in scientific discovery, viii greatness of his discovery, viii, ix his life, xiii et seq. his views on controversy, xviii, 133 on the manner of acquiring knowledge, xix his treatise on Generation, xxi, 177 his statue, xxii oration in his memory, xxii his brother Eliab, xxiii, 212, 219 his various works, xxiv on the pursuit of truth, 7 describes how his discovery was received, 23 his letters, 175 et seq. on the use of terms, 182 his will, 212 Heart ideas about the, before the time of Harvey, ix object of its beat connected with Respiration by old anatomists, 9 movements of the, 24 contracts and becomes paler at its beat, 24, 25 does not suck in the blood, 27 the auricles and ventricles of the, their movements, 31 the auricles of the, the primum vivens, ultimum moriens, 34 observations on the heart of the chick, 34, 36 always has auricles or something analogous, 35 of a shrimp, its movements studied, 36 movements of, summarised, 37 intimate connection of lungs and, a grand cause of error to the old observers, 39 of fish, has only one ventricle, 42 great vessels of the, in the embryo, 44 foramen ovale of the, in the fœtus, 44, 98, 165 of embryo, pulsation, etc., known to Aristotle, 45 compared figuratively to the sun, 57 amount of blood ejected at each beat of the, 59 of a live snake, observations on, 65 influenced by emotions, 87 curious case of distended heart under emotion, 156 coronary vessels of, 88 only organ containing blood for general use, 88 structure of the, in different classes of animals confirms the circulation, 97 papillary muscles and chordæ tendineæ of, 99 arrangement and use of the valves of the, 100 the heart a muscle and acts as such, so called by Hippocrates, 104 development of the, in the fœtus, 104 arrangement of the fibres of, 105 the first part which exists, 105 high importance of the, in the bodily economy, 105 distension of, after hanging, 154 Sir Robert Darcy’s case of ruptured, 155 receives heat from the blood, 167 innate heat of, suggested as cause of the pulse, 168 of the fish, observations of motions of the, 169 Hippocrates entitled the heart a muscle, 104 his doctrine as to the constitution of the body, 142 Hobbes on the reception of Harvey’s discovery, xvii Hofmann, Caspar letter of Harvey to, 175 Horst, J. D. letters of Harvey to, 195, 197 Huxley, Prof. T. H. on Harvey’s treatise on Generation, xxi J Jugular vein Experiment of dividing the, in the fallow deer, to show course of the contained blood, 153 K King, The. See Charles I. L Lacteals discovered by Aselli, 117, 186 Harvey refers to the researches of Aselli and Pecquet on the, 186 Harvey discusses the, in a letter to R. Morison, 187, 188 Lamentius, Andreas quoted by Harvey, 20, 22 Lennox, Duke of Harvey accompanied him abroad, xxii Letters of Harvey, 173 et seq. Ligature of veins near the heart, 65 assuming circulation, action and use of ligatures readily understood, 67, 68 of vena cava, 129, 172 of pulmonary veins, 165 of vena portæ, 171 Liver absorbed food passes through the, 49 absorbed chyle passes through the, 92 in the fœtus, 92 nature of blood brought to, 94 chyle transferred to, by mesenteric vessels, 118 Lungs speculation on changes in the blood passing through the, 48 blood cooled on passing through the, 122, 145 course of blood through the, shown by an experiment on the body of a man recently hanged, 177 M Malpighi the first to observe the capillaries, xvi Medical Observations Harvey refers to his, 157, 158, 171 Medicines externally applied confirm the circulation, 91 Mesentery bloodvessels of, 94, 115 Harvey combats Riolan’s denial of circulation in vessels of the, 115 Harvey suggests an experiment to convince him, 171 valves in the mesenteric veins, 116 veins of, transfer chyle to the liver, 118 Metamorphosis doctrine of, contrasted with that of Epigenesis, xxi Mitral Valve references to, 17, 101 Aristotle’s error regarding the, 101 Morison, R. letter of Harvey to, 185 Movement of the heart, 24, 36 of the auricles and ventricles, 31 of the heart summarised, 37 of the blood from veins to arteries, 42 of the blood in the fœtus, 44 lower animals, 43 is circular, 58 of the blood in the veins aided by the circumjacent muscles, 116 Muscle the heart a, and so called by Hippocrates, 104 N Nardi, John, of Florence letters of Harvey to, 184, 193, 199 Nutrition of the Tissues connection of the, with the circulation, 119 O Oration, Harveian founded by Harvey, delivered annually at the College of Physicians, xxii P Padua Harvey and Galileo there together, vii, xiv famous for its university, xiv Harvey studies medicine at, xiv Parr, Thomas anatomical examination of the body of, 207 Pathology how best advanced, 112 Pecquet Harvey refers to his discovery of the Receptaculum Chyli, 186 Harvey praises his industry, 196 See also Lacteals Phlebotomy explained by the circulation, 73 shows nature of flow of blood in the veins, 154 influenced by temperature and mental state, 157 Physicians, College of Harvey elected a Fellow of the, xv Harvey built a Convocation Hall for, and gave books to, xvii his treatise dedicated to President and Fellows of, 5 Physiology importance of its study, 112 Poisons action of, confirmatory of the circulation, 90 Pulmonary Artery formerly supposed to carry nourishment to lungs, 17 why coats of, thinner than those of aorta, 107 transmits far more blood than required for nutrition, 108 Pulmonary Circulation speculation as to its use, 48 follows from continual passage of blood from right ventricle to lungs, and from lungs to left ventricle, 54 course of, shown in body of a man recently hanged, 177 Pulmonary Veins ancient views regarding their function, 17 Pulse caused by contraction of the ventricle, 29 due to the impulse or shock of the blood, 30 Aristotle on the, 30 found in all parts of the body, 121 not inherent in walls of arteries, 135 in an artery beyond an aneurism, 135 in an artery beyond an ossified portion, 137 illustrated by experiment with dried intestine of a dog, 152 cause of, in arteries near the heart, 163 R Rabies how confirmatory of the circulation, 90 Riolan, John, Jun. controversy with Harvey, xix quoted on the movements of the heart, 31 Harvey’s First Disquisition addressed to, 109 presented a copy of his work to Harvey, 111 his views on the circulation, 113 denies the mesenteric circulation, 115 favoured view that septum of heart is permeable, 123 Harvey’s Second Disquisition to, 131 S Scarborough, Dr. a friend to whom Harvey left his surgical instruments, 216 and his velvet gown, 218 directed by Harvey’s will to present to College of Physicians his books and collections, 216 Science dependent on pre-existing knowledge of more obvious things, 160 Semilunar Valves references to, 16, 45 Galen aware of their use, 51 function to prevent regurgitation, 116, 153 Senses facts cognisable by, wait on no opinion, 150 importance of appealing to the, 158, 159 Aristotle on trusting to the, 160 Septum of the Heart Cæsalpinus thought it permeable, xii Harvey on the view that it is porous, 19, 20 Riolan believed it porous, 123 Servetus, Michael gave a description of the pulmonary circulation, x curious history of his work containing it, xi Shrimp movements of the heart of a, 36 Sigmoid Valves See Semilunar Silvius, Jacobus discovered the valves of the veins according to Riolan, 78 Simon, Sir John on Harvey’s discovery, ix Slegel, P. M. letter of Harvey to, 176 Snake observations of heart and bloodvessels of a live, 65 Spirits views of the ancients regarding, ix arteries supposed to contain, by Erasistratus, 140 the common subterfuge of ignorance, 141 three kinds of, admitted by the medical schools, 141 not distinct from the blood, 143, 146 Spleen bloodvessels connected with the, 94 vein of, has a valve, 116 Systole and Diastole of arteries as of heart, 138 constitute the pulse, 163 observations on, 170 T Transmission of Disease discussed, 193 Tricuspid Valve referred to, 16, 101, 153 U Umbilical Vein function of, 118 V Valves semilunar, 16, 45, 116, 153 tricuspid, 16, 101, 153 mitral, 17 Galen on valve of pulmonary artery, 51 of the veins discovered by Fabricius or Silvius, 78 of veins, their structure, arrangement, and use of, 78, 80 Fabricius did not understand use of valves of veins, 79 of veins compared with sigmoid valves, 82 experiments on the arm to show action of the, and how the blood moves in the veins, 82, 84 not found in all veins, 116 of the mesenteric veins, 116 coronary vein has a valve at its orifice, 125 Veins pulmonary, ancient views regarding their position, 17 near the heart, experiment of ligaturing the, 65 of the arm, experiment on with bandages, 82, 84 coronary, 88 of the mesentery, the function of the, 118 umbilical, function of, 118 coronary vein has a valve at its orifice, 125 experiment on, by cooling the arm, 168 valves of the. See Valves Vena cava of snake, experiment upon the, 65 experiment of tying, near the heart, 129 Vena portæ blood passes from the, through the liver, 118 its branches, 128 Harvey suggests the experiment of ligaturing it, 171 Ventricle no right ventricle if no lung, 15, 54 the left, the principal part of the heart, 98 the left, three times thicker than the right, 100 case of rupture of the, 155 Ventricles structure of both, almost identical, 15 both contract simultaneously, 19 movements and use of the, 37 in the fœtal heart, 98 valves of the, 100 Vesalius the “Father of Anatomy”, x Professor of Anatomy at Padua, xiv did not properly understand the heart’s motion, 26 refers to Galen’s experiment on an artery, 135 wrong in his interpretation of Galen’s experiment, 138 Vlackveld, John letter of Harvey to, 200 W Warmth felt in the hand on loosening bandage on the arm, 69 restored to parts chilled by the influx of blood, 121, 146 Will of Harvey drawn up by Heneage Finch, 212, 214 proved by Eliab Harvey, 219 legacies by, to Drs. Scarborough and Ent, 216 Wolff, Caspar Harvey as forerunner of, xxi

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