Acknowledgements
Dedication
Introduction
1 The Background to Harvey’s Discovery
Galen
Galen on the Heart and Blood
Harvey
TheRer~issance
Vesalius
Fabricius
Renaissance Art
Renaissance Art and Anatomy
2 Harvey’S Discovery of the Circulation
DeMotu Cordis
The Circulation
The Venous VaIves
The Ligature Experiments
The Flow—Rate Experiment
The Motion ofthe Heart
The P1|lse and the Heart Valves
3 The Nature of Harvey’s Discovery
The Scientific Revolution
Harvey and Aristotle
Harvey and Quantification
Harvey andMechanical Modeb
Harvey and the Natural Magic Tradition
Harvey and Witchcraft
Harvey and the Scientific RevolⅡtion
4 The Reception of Harvey’s Discovery
Opposition tO Harvey
The Theory of‘Ebullition’
What is Actually Seen?
Other Objections
The Dispute with Descortes
Harvey’S Later Work
Conclusion
Further Reading
Glossary