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Quotation from On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis) by William Harvey
“I found the task so truly arduous, so full of difficulties, that I was almost tempted to think, with Fracastorius, that the motion of the heart was only to be comprehended by God.”
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis), Ch. I, trans. Robert Willis
Harvey describes his first attempts to follow the rapid motion of the heart in living animals.
Citation: "I found the task so truly arduous, so full of difficulties, that I was almost tempted to think, with Fracastorius, that the motion of the heart was only to be comprehended by God." — William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis), Ch. I, trans. Robert Willis. (id harvey-on-the-motion-of-the-heart-and-blood-q2)
Portrait: William Harvey 2, After Daniël Mijtens, Public domain.
