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
And, for want of sufficiently careful experimentation, Erasistratus strayed into a hopelessly misleading path.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter
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
Knowledge of the human body was increased not long after his death by Herophilus and Erasistratus, but not even Galen more than four centuries later made any essential additions to Aristotle's anatomy.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
When he died he left three sons, Erasiphon, Eraton and Erasistratus, but they no longer paid their dues.
From The Orations of Lysias by Lysias
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