On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals

Robert Willis's translation, 1847. 32 parts, about 69,393 words, 5 hours of reading. Source edition.

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I began to think whether there might not be a motion, as it were, in a circle.
Chapter VIII · Read it in Chapter VIII of the Quantity of Blood Passing Through the Heart from the Veins to the Arteries; and of the Circular Motion of the Blood
The heart of creatures is the foundation of life, the prince of all, the sun of their microcosm, on which all vegetation does depend, from whence all vigour and strength does flow.
Dedication to Charles I
The blood is driven into a round by a circular motion, and that it moves perpetually.
Chapter XIV · Read it in Chapter XIV Conclusion of the Demonstration of the Circulation
The valves in the veins are so arranged that they give free passage to the blood towards the heart, but oppose the passage of the venal blood the contrary way.
Chapter XIII · Read it in Chapter XIII the Third Position Is Confirmed: and the Circulation of the Blood Is Demonstrated from It

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