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
In the early third century Herophilus of Chalcedon, the brilliant Alexandrian anatomist, invented a device for timing the pulse.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Yet this assumes that Herophilus was asking modern questions of his data.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Herophilus, that one species of motion is obvious only to reason, the other to sense.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
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
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