The Works of William Harvey M.D

The Works of William Harvey M.D. - Translated from the Latin with a life of the author

PHYSICIAN TO THE KING, PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY AND SURGERY TO THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN WITH A L I F E O F T H E A U T H O R BY ROBERT WILLIS, M.D. MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGES OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF GTTINGEN, OF THE IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF VIENNA, AND OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, ETC. ETC. L O N D O N PRINTED FOR THE SYDENHAM SOCIETY MDCCCXLVII. When, at the instance of the governing body of the Sydenham Society, I undertook to edit the Works of the immortal Discoverer of the Circulation of the Blood, in English, I believed that the chief of these Works were already extant in our language, in such a shape as would make little more from an editor necessary than a careful revision of the text. I had unwarily adopted the idea, very gratuitously originated by Aubrey, that Harvey was what is called an indifferent scholar, and that the English versions of his writings were the proper originals, the Latin versions the translations. Having access to the handsome edition of Harveys Works in Latin, revised by Drs. Lawrence and Mark Akenside, and published by the College of Physicians in 1766, I had always referred to that when the course of my studies led me to consult Harvey. Of the English versions, or any other edition, I knew little or nothing. On proceeding to my new duty of English editor, however, I immediately saw that the masterwork of Harvey on the Motions of the Heart and Blood, far from having the character of an originally English writing, must have been rendered into English by one but little conversant with the subject, that it was both extremely rebutting in point of style and full of egregious errors, and that nothing short of an entirely new translation could do justice to this admirable treatise, or secure for it, at the present day, the attention it deserved. Full of zeal, and{vii} making of my task a labour of love, I had soon completed a new translation of the Exercises on the Heart and Blood, with equal pleasure and profit to myself. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 58857
Author: Harvey, William
Release Date: Feb 10, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Willis, Robert, 1799-1878