It is not wealth or ancestry, but rather the spirit of the age, which has raised me to the highest pinnacle of fame.
Blood circulation
A self-aware statement on his scientific achievements and their reception, similar to Linnaeus.
c. 1650s (attributed)
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"The heart is like a king, sitting in the middle of his kingdom, sending out commands to the periphery."
Strange & Unusual"The arteries are the channels through which the blood is driven from the heart."
Strange & Unusual"It is by experiment alone that we can arrive at the knowledge of nature."
Strange & Unusual"The causes of diseases are often hidden, and to find them requires much labor and diligence."
Strange & Unusual"The circulation of the blood is a new doctrine, and I doubt not but it will meet with its opponents."
Strange & Unusual