William Harvey — "It is not simply by chance that the heart is placed in the midst of the body, as…"
It is not simply by chance that the heart is placed in the midst of the body, as if it were the sun of the microcosm.
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From 'De Motu Cordis' (1628). Emphasizing the deliberate and central importance of the heart.
Date: 1628
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