Galileo, by holding his pulse while watching a swinging cathedral lamp, evolved a theory that made clocks possible. Harvey, by feeling his pulse, educed that arteries carry blood. (Volume 38, Harvard Classics)
Dr. William Harvey died June 3, 1657.
Introductory Note: Tacitus
Germany, by Tacitus
Introductory Note: Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species (Ch. III), by Charles Darwin
Introductory Note: The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of King Lear (Act IV, Scene 6-7), by William Shakespeare
Introductory Note: Immanuel Kant
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals (Sec. I), by Immanuel Kant
Introductory Note: Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introduction to the History of English Literature, by Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Introductory Note: Lord Byron
Poems, by Lord Byron
Introductory Note: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Concord Hymn, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Introductory Note: Miguel de Cervantes
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Introductory Note: Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Ch. 8), by Benjamin Franklin
Introductory Note: Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Inferno VIII-IX), by Dante Alighieri
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