THE DISCOVERY OF CIRCULATION AND THE ORIGIN OF MODERN MEDICINE DURINGTHE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

Authors
THIENE G
Citation
G. Thiene, THE DISCOVERY OF CIRCULATION AND THE ORIGIN OF MODERN MEDICINE DURINGTHE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE, Cardiovascular pathology, 6(2), 1997, pp. 79-88
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Cardiovascular pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10548807
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
79 - 88
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-8807(1997)6:2<79:TDOCAT>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This historical article discusses the dawn of anatomy during the Itali an Renaissance, the role of the University of Padua in the origin of m odern medicine, milestones in the development of modem medicine, the d iscovery of circulation, Padua leadership and Galileo's persecution fo r his scientific theories. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.