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
"Why, sir," replied Erasistratus, "because he is in love with the person I am married to."
From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various
Moreover, the doctrines of Erasistratus bear much resemblance to those of the Chinese.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Erasistratus, the slightly younger Alexandrian contemporary of Herophilus, has the credit of further anatomical discoveries.
From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.
"How!" said Seleucus, "and will our friend Erasistratus refuse to bestow his wife upon my son and only successor, when there is no other way to save his life?"
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh
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