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Quotation from On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis) by William Harvey
“The heart, consequently, is the beginning of life; the sun of the microcosm, even as the sun in his turn might well be designated the heart of the world”
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis), Ch. VIII, trans. Robert Willis
Harvey compares the circulation to the cycle of evaporation and rain and the heart to the sun.
Citation: "The heart, consequently, is the beginning of life; the sun of the microcosm, even as the sun in his turn might well be designated the heart of the world" — William Harvey, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (De Motu Cordis), Ch. VIII, trans. Robert Willis. (id harvey-on-the-motion-of-the-heart-and-blood-q5)
Portrait: William Harvey 2, After Daniël Mijtens, Public domain.
