William Harvey is most remembered for being the first physician to describe what?

Correct answer: Circulation of the Blood

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CanadianPat
CanadianPat
I hate it when players comment on another's answer and you can't see the original comment!
ImmovableControl3
ImmovableControl3
cool fact
Skip2bSquare
Skip2bSquare
He was born in my home town and achieved a lot more than discovering circulation.
Player
Player
before his research,the human body was thought to be a blood filled entity.
Player #21374632
Player #21374632
Supergirl, so long ago. barbers were doing medical treatments in towns or villages that had no doctors,,its. true,
Player
Player
they thought that blood remained stagnant
Lash
Lash
I'm absolutely amazed that anyone was able to describe the circulatory system in the 1600's at all, let alone do it accurately. That's fantastic!
Guillermo
Guillermo
... and now you know.. the REST of th... oh, wait.. that was PAUL Harvey.. 🙄🙄
CageFreeDynamo50
CageFreeDynamo50
nursing school served me well.
slomogeo
slomogeo
Player #21374632, red and white poles came from boody rags they hung outside(thanks pawnstars)
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
Lash, There already were investigative minds trying to find out how the natural world works. Each person using and building on the knowledge and discovery from the previous person. The human mind is amazing. It's a gift from God
Arthur
Arthur
CanadianPat, If l had a child born on April fools day l would ask them to put on the birth certificate 2 nd ,
Anuj Kumar
Anuj Kumar
lund le bsdk
Lash
Lash
CanadianPat, me too!
SOS
SOS
Player #21374632, Yeah, pretty scary thought eh!
Player #32567393
Player #32567393
CanadianPat, Cozzy 25, Same here!! 😎
Player #2512936
Player #2512936
Player #21374632, bathers too!
Nannad
Nannad
If his research material was live it sounds very sinister then 😳
waheb sahri
waheb sahri
that is a big lair ibn nafis is the first who discovered it
mammy1027
mammy1027
great info!!!
Player #3874355
Player #3874355
Knew he was something to do with blood
KookyOrangutan5005
KookyOrangutan5005
[bobbo16], so...he worked on live beings??