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Born April 1, 1578 • Folkestone • England
Died June 3, 1657 (aged 79) • England
Notable Works “An Anatomical Disquisition On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals” • “Experiments Concerning Animal Gerneration”
Subjects Of Study animal • blood • circulation • epigenesis • heart • sexual reproduction

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