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Quotation from Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes
“I need only mention in reply what has been written by a physician of England, who has the honor of having broken the ice on this subject”
Discourse on Method, Part V, trans. John Veitch (19th century)
Descartes credits William Harvey with the circulation of the blood and cites surgeons' experience with ligatures in bloodletting as evidence.
Citation: "I need only mention in reply what has been written by a physician of England, who has the honor of having broken the ice on this subject" — Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method, Part V, trans. John Veitch (19th century). (id discourse-on-method-q9)
Portrait: Portrait of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650), After Frans Hals, Public domain.
