_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
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_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
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_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
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_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
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_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
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_Jugular vein_ Experiment of dividing the, in the fallow deer, to show course of the contained blood, 153
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_King, The._ See _Charles I._
