Tractatus de Corde : item de motu et colore sanguinis, et chyli in eum transitu
Treatise on the Heart : likewise, on the movement and color of the blood, and the passage of chyle into it
- 1669
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Work on the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. Explores the structure and function of veins and arteries. Correctly describes the heart as a four-chambered organ and accurately describes the flow of the blood from the atria to the ventricles, pulmonary artery, and finally aorta.
Author Richard Lower (1631-1691) was an English physician specializing in cardiovascular and respiratory systems. He is well known for his work in blood transfusion; Lower transfused blood from a lamb into the bloodstream of a man named Arthur Coga in 1667. Lower was a follower of William Harvey (1578-1657), and this work is likely influenced by Harvey's De Motu Cordis (Frankfurt, 1628).
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Lower, Richard. Tractatus De Corde : Item De Motu Et Colore Sanguinis, Et Chyli in Eum Transitu. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Apud Danielem Elzevirium, 1669. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/toabzhw.
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