RT Journal
A1 Bean WB
T1 Circulation: Proceedings of the harvey tercentenary congress.
JF A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
JO A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1959
FD October 1
VO 104
IS 4
SP 674
OP 674
DO 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270100160032
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1959.00270100160032
AB Celebrations of the tercentenary of the death of Harvey have taken many forms. The publication of translations of his books, many meetings, celebrations, and orations mark the occasion for rendering tribute to one of the true heroes of medicine. As is to be expected of a great man about whose genius three hundred annual orations have already drained the field dry, not much new was said. Rather, the present state of cardiovascular knowledge and investigation has been the theme of much of the homage to Harvey. So it is with this book. It is an up-to-date synopsis of work being done over much of the broadening territory of cardiovascular physiology and disease. The Harvey Tercentenary Congress provided the auspices for the transactions which are published in this handsomely prepared volume, brought out under the editorship of John McMichael. Ranging from historical details to the most recent scientific advances in research