Erasistratus
Americannoun
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Erasistratus and Herophilus explored the cerebella of fast-moving animals like deer and rabbits.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018
Erasistratus thus, in a manner, laid the foundations of the theory of the motion of the blood.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
Many were the ancient physicians who have minutely entered into these investigations, amongst them we may name Herophilus, Erasistratus, Zeno, Alexander Philalethes, Heraclides of Erythræ, Heraclides of Tarentum, Aristoxenes.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
"You," replied Erasistratus, "who are his father, would not do so, if he were in love with Stratonice."
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
Had Erasistratus only been acquainted with the structure of insects, the analogy of their tracheal system would have been a tower of strength to him.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
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