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==Biography==
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|author=Thomas Wright
|title=Circulation: William Harvey's Revolutionary Idea
|rating=5
|genre=Biography
|summary='Circulation' by Thomas Wright is a biography of English physician William Harvey’s life, and the story of the 'birth of a theory'. It takes the reader through time before, during and after the creation and completion of ''De Motu Cordis'', in which Harvey famously outlines the most comprehensive antecedent of the mechanism of blood circulation as we know it today. The combination of the writer's aptitude for storytelling and the intriguing life of the individual about whom he writes makes for a fascinating read, allowing one to course through chronologically arranged chapters on Harvey’s life and works, mixed with briefer essays on subject matters ranging from the history of vivisection to the philosophical underpinnings of Harvey’s work.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099552698</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Simon Morrison
