Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium

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Date

1651

Identifier

Health Sciences Historical Collection WZ250 H342 1651

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Publisher

[Amsterdam]: Joannem Ravesteynium

Abstract

Although William Harvey (1578-1657) is best remembered for discovering the circulation of the blood, he also studied embryology. Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium, published in 1651, summarizes his work. In it, he discusses conception, embryogenesis, and spontaneous generation. In the frontispiece, we see Zeus opening an egg out of which everything springs: plants, fish, snakes, birds, as well as humans.

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Citation

William Harvey, “Exercitationes de Generatione Animalium,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/11028.