In those days the University of Padua had a great renown; and
Harvey went there and studied under a man who was then very
famous--Fabricius of Aquapendente. On his return to England, Harvey
became a member of the College of Physicians in London, and entered
into practice; and, I suppose, as an indispensable step thereto,
proceeded to marry. He very soon became one of the most eminent
members of the profession in London; and, about the year 1616, he was
elected by the College of Physicians their Professor of Anatomy. It
was while Harvey held this office that he made public that great
discovery of the circulation of the blood and the movements of the
heart, the nature of which I shall endeavour by-and-by to explain to you
at length. Shortly afterwards, Charles the First having succeeded to
the throne in 1625, Harvey became one of the king's physicians; and it
is much to the credit of the unfortunate monarch--who, whatever his
faults may have been, was one of the few English monarchs who have shown
a taste for art and science--that Harvey became his attached and
devoted friend as well as servant; and that the king, on the other
hand, did all he could to advance Harvey's investigations.
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25