Herophilus
Britishnoun
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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
Yet this assumes that Herophilus was asking modern questions of his data.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
In the early third century Herophilus of Chalcedon, the brilliant Alexandrian anatomist, invented a device for timing the pulse.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Herophilus and his colleagues were authorized to resort to the dissection of the dead, and to ascertain, by that only trustworthy method, the true structure of the human body.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
Herophilus had been educated at Cos; his pathological views were those known as humouralism; his treatment active, after the manner of Hippocrates, upon whose works he wrote commentaries.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
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