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
Thus Erasistratus and Herophilus thoroughly investigated the structure and functions of the valves of the heart, and were the first to recognize the nerves as organs of sensation.
From Fathers of Biology by McRae, Charles
His thought was passed on to the School of Alexandria, and there medical science was developed yet further, especially by such men as Herophilus and Erasistratus.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
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
They then assert, with Galen, against Erasistratus, that it is the blood, not spirits, which is contained in the arteries.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
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