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The Workes Of that Famous Physitian

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The Workes Of that Famous Physitian

By Alexander Read


Read was an opponent of Harvey's theory of the circulation of the blood, though recent revisionist scholarship has suggested his opposition was not as intractable or unreasonable as previously thought. He was made M. A. of Oxford by Court influence in May of 1620, and the following day was …

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Early Modern17th CenturyScienceJacobeanStuartScientific RevolutionMedicineSurgeryWilliam HarveyCirculation of the BloodPlastic SurgeryMusclesTumorsUlcersAnatomyPhysiology


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