The Works of William Harvey M.D. / Translated from the Latin with a life of the author

by William Harvey

Yours, most respectfully,
William Harvey.

London, 24th April 1657.

GENERAL INDEX.

[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Y], [Z]

Abdomen of the fowl, its anatomy, [195].
Acetabula of the uterus, [566].
Air-cells of birds described, [174].
Air-cavity of the egg, [214].
Albumen ovi, [211];
two albumens, [212].
is the fluid first consumed, [393].
and vitellus, both serve for the nourishment of the embryo, [393].
uses of the, [444].
Aldrovandus, on the chick, [227].
Allantois, of the, [551].
Amnion, of the, [551].
of the fluid of the, [555].
Anastomosis, [102], [103]. Harvey has not succeeded in tracing any between vessels of different orders, except in the choroid plexus, the vasa præparantia, and the umbilical chord, [103].
Harvey gives his views of the way in which it is effected, [599].
Anaxagoras, his doctrine of Homœomerism, [409].
Aneurism, observations on an axillary, as illustrating the pulsations of the arteries, [25].
Argent, Dr., dedication of work on heart and blood to, [5].
Aristotle, his ideas of the manner and order of acquiring knowledge, [158].
writes on the formation of the chick, [226].
on the production of a fruitful egg, [287].
confuted by Harvey, [293].
on the manner in which the efficient cause of the generation of the chick acts, [344].
on the order of the parts in generation, [407].
his distinction of parts into genitalia and instrumenta, [410].
Arteries, contain blood only, [11].
contain the same blood as the veins, [11].
dilate, because filled as bladders, they do not expand like bellows, [12].
motions and pulses of the, [24].
their pulses due to the blood thrown into them by the left ventricle, [25].
their coats have no inherent power of pulsation, [111].
cause of their emptiness, [115].
and veins, all have their origin in the heart, [392].
Artery and accompanying vein, division of, to prove the course of the current in each vessel, [120].
Asthma, use of dry cupping and cold affusion in, [119].
Auricles of the heart, observations on, 26 et seq.
Bass Island, notice of, [208].
Bauhin, C., quoted on the motions of the heart, [26].
Birds, their patience and perseverance in incubation, [220].
Blood, its course from the veins into the arteries, [35].
in the lower animals, [35].
in the fœtus, [36].
in the adult it permeates the substance of the lungs from the right to the left ventricle, [40].
quantity of, that passes from the veins to the arteries through the heart, [45], [48], [49], [52].
circular motion of the, [46], [52];
demonstrated from the impossibility of the whole current being supplied by the ingesta, [48].
why so much found in the veins, so little in the arteries, [51].
enters a limb by the arteries, and returns from it by the veins, [54].
its circular and ceaseless motion through the heart demonstrated from the effects of ligatures on the veins, [60].
its circular and ceaseless motion proved by the structure of the valves in the veins, [62].
of the arteries and veins of the same nature or kind, [113].
bright colour of the arterial blood
ascribed to its flowing from a small orifice, [114].
does not flow with equal ease and velocity in all places and through all the tissues, [128].
gives heat to the heart, [137].
cooled in the veins of an extremity, can be felt flowing towards and reaching the heart, [138].
the presence of, in the incubated egg, detected before the pulsation of the punctum saliens, [237].
the primary genital particle, [373].
life resides in the, [376].
is the generative part, [377].
the prime element in the body, [379]
the part first formed, [392].
constituents of, [387];
serum, clot, and mucilaginous matter (fibrine), [388].
thin after a meal, [389].
thick after fasting, [389].
coagulation of the serum by heat, [389].
a circular motion of the, in the embryo chick inferred, [396].
Bursa Fabrieii, [183], [192].
Calidum innatum, on the, [119].
not distinct from the blood, [120].
the innate heat of the, [501].
Cassowary, described, [188].
Chalazæ, [213].
Charles I, dedication of work on the heart and blood to, [1].
Chorion, the, [551].
Chyle, and chyliferous vessels of the, [604].
Chick, production of, from the egg, [225].
Aristotle on, [226].
Fabricius on, [226].
Coiterus on, [226].
Pagismus on, [226].
of the exclusion of the, [264].
how engendered from the egg, [323], [325].
of the matter of the, and how it is produced, [333].
is produced by epigenesis, [336].
arises or is constituted by a principle or soul inherent in the egg, [395].
Cicatricula of the egg, [215].
the most important part of the egg, [215], [396].
the reproductive point in the egg, [332].
the generation of the embryo there begun, [396].
Circulation, Harvey’s first idea of the, [46].
summary view of the, [68].
confirmed by certain probable reasons and considerations, [68].
proved by certain consequences, [71].
confirmed from the structure of the heart in various tribes of animals, [75].
on the, to J. Riolan, 1st Disqui, [89];
2d Disquis, [109].
those who ask to what end? answered, [122].
recapitulation of the facts and arguments contained in the work on the heart and blood, [132].
further illustrated in letter to Slegel, [596].
Cloaca, of the, including the orifice of the hen’s uterus, [180].
Cock, of the, and the particulars most remarkable in, [309].
is the prime efficient of the fruitful egg, [309].
Coiter, on the chick, [227].
Colliquamentum ovi, [232].
Columbus, Harvey refers to him on the pulmonary circulation, [15], [41].
Conception, the opinions of physicians on, shown to be erroneous, [294].
first appearance of, in the deer, [482].
is perfected about the middle of November, [484].
apt to happen just before or immediately after the catamenia, [544].
on, [575].
Conceptions, observations on, 486 et seq.
Conviction, means of acquiring, of physical truths, [130].
Contagion, Harvey ascribes impregnation to a kind of, [321].
nature of, [610].
Deer, taken as illustrating viviparous generation in general, [466].
of the uterus of the female, [467].
intercourse of the hart and hind, buck and doe, [474].
Descartes, Harvey mentions him with thanks, [139].
Diuretic drinks, their rapid effects quoted in illustration of the rapid course of the blood, [40].
Efficient causes of the generation of the chick, [340].
enumeration of, [343].
manner in which the efficient cause acts, according to Aristotle, [344].
Fabricius’s opinion of the, refuted, [350].
of the chick, the inquiry very difficult, [355].
of animals, and its conditions, [360].
Harvey again refers it to a contagion, 363 et seq.;
employed by a cause prior and superior to, and more excellent than, either male or female, [366].
Egg of the hen, chosen as the subject for studying generation, [169].
history of the, [169].
its growth in the ovary, [175].
air-cavity of, [214].
extension of, [201].
increase and nutrition of, [202].
manner in which the yelk is surrounded by the white, [203].
shell of the, [204];
is formed internally, [206].
case of double, or one egg including another, [206].
albumen of, [211].
examination of, after the 1st day’s incubation, [228].
effect of the 2d day’s incubation on the, [232].
3d inspection of the, [234].
4th inspection of the, [243].
5th inspection of the, [252].
6th inspection of the, [256].
inspection of the, after the 10th day, [257].
inspection of the, after the 14th day, [259].
of the nature of the, [270].
is a conception proceeding from male and female, [271], [284].
is a beginning and an end, [271].
corresponds with the seed of a plant, [271].
is an exposed uterus, [272].
includes all that is requisite to reproduction, [274].
differences between the fruitful and the unfruitful, [275].
vital principle or soul of the, [275].
the product of the vital principle, not of the uterus, [279].
of the manner in which a fruitful egg is produced, according to Aristotle, [287];
disputed by Harvey, [293].
the perfect hen’s, is of two colours, [303].
manner in which it is increased by the albumen, [305].
of what the cock and hen severally contribute to the, [307].
manner in which the generation of the chick takes place from the, [323].
the barren, compared to fruit without pips or seeds, [371].
umbilical vessels of the, [392].
uses of the, entire, [442].
uses of the several parts of the, other than the yelk and white, [454].
an, is the common origin of all animals, [456].
Eggs, all animals proceed from, [170], [456].
of animals and seeds of plants identical, [170], [271].
diversities of, [216].
of prolific and unprolific, [219].
how often laid, [222].
centenine, [222].
monstrous, [223].
of twin bearing, [268].
Egypt, hatching eggs in, [220].
Embryo of deer, first visible about the 26th of November, [485].
Ent, Dr., his letter to the President and Fellows of the College of Physicians, [145].
he obtains Harvey’s sanction to publish the work on Generation, [148].
corrects the press of this work, [149].
Epigenesis, the chick is produced by, [336].
Experience, value of, [131].
Fabricius, Hieron., his ideas of the uses of the pulse and of respiration, [9].
Harvey selects him as his informant of the way in studying generation, [169].
on the chick, [227].
criticised in respect of his notion of the generation of the chick, [327].
holds the albumen and vitellus to be for the nourishment of the chick, the chalazæ for its formation, [328].
his opinion of the efficient cause of the chick refuted, [350].
on the order of the parts in generation from the egg, [397].
Fishes, have only one ventricle to their heart, [35].
Fruitfulness, the cause of, [291].
Galen, on the uses of the pulse, [9].
his experiment to prove that the arteries contain blood, [11].
his experiment to prove that the arteries expand and are filled like bellows, [13].
on the semilunar valves, and the passage of the blood through the lungs from the right to the left side of the heart, [42].
his experiment performed by Harvey, [110].
Generation, anatomical exercises on, [143].
ideas of physiologists on, [151].
mode of procedure in studying, [163].
seat or place where it occurs, [171].
the male and female of like efficiency in, [296].
how it takes place from the egg, [323];
the same subject continued, [325].
of the chick, efficient cause of the, [340].
all derived from the Creator, [369].
of the order of, and of the primary genital particle, [372].
this is the blood, [373].
on the order in which the parts are produced according to Fabricius, [397];
to Aristotle, [407];
as they appear from observation, [414].
of certain paradoxes connected with, [426].
of viviparous animals, [461].
Aristotle’s definition of, [272].
Harvey, life of, xvii.
his will, lxxxix.
his treatment of his opponents, [109].
injunctions on the subject of prosecuting inquiries in natural science, 152 et seq.
speaks of the loss of his furniture and papers, [481].
Heart, its systole and diastole always associated with the respiratory movements by preceding physiologists, [9].
motions of the, [21].
is diminished in all its diameters when it contracts, [21].
has no power of drawing or sucking in the blood, [23].
and its auricles, motions of the, [26].
the primum vivens, ultimum moriens, [29].
its action, compared to the process of deglutition, [32].
always has auricles or some part analogous to, [30].
and lungs, their intimate connexion, the cause of much difficulty and error to the old physiologists, [33].
acts like a muscle, contracting and putting in motion its charge of blood, [70].
is the sole propeller of the blood, [70].
structure of the, in different tribes of animals, confirms the occurrence of a circulation of the blood, [75].
has only one ventricle in some animals, [77].
is a muscle, and moves its charge of blood, [82].
is styled a muscle by Hippocrates, [82].
enlarged, case of, [127].
of the, as the source of the heat, perfection, motion, &c., of the blood, [136].
is the fountain and origin of all things in the body, [137].
dilatation of the, due to the innate heat, [137].
does not give heat to the blood like a chauffer, [137].
observations on the motion of the fish’s, [139].
its office stated to be the propulsion of the blood, [374].
is insensible, [382].
case in which it could be touched, [382].
the primigenial part, [409].
Heat, innate, of the, as cause of the heart’s pulsations, [137], [138].
innate, of the, [501].
innate, identical with the blood, [508], [510].
Hen, of the, in particular, [313].
discussion on the manner in which she is impregnated, [313];
Harvey ascribes this to a contagion, [315].
sense in which she may be called the prime efficient, [318].
parturition of the, [319].
in how far is she efficient in the production of the egg, and why is the male required, [300].
Hermaphrodite, case of alleged, [185].
Hofmann, Caspar, letter to, [595].
Homœomerism, doctrine of, [409].
Horst, J. D., letters to, [612], [613].
Impregnation, Harvey’s idea of, 190 et seq.
of the whole of the more mature yelks in the ovary by one contact of the cock, [191].
experiment on, [194].
Incubation, effect of the 1st day of, on the egg, [228];
2d day, [232];
3d day, [234];
4th day, &c.
Infundibulum, or second portion of the uterus of the hen, [179].
Intercourse, sexual, of the common fowl, &c., [186].
Jugular vein of fallow deer, division of, to show the course of the contained blood, [126].
Knowledge, manner and order of acquiring, [154];
according to Aristotle, [158].
Lacteals, Harvey refers to the, [604].
and lymphatics, Harvey refers to,
and finds various objections against the, [613];
excuses himself from standing umpire in the controversy concerning, in his letter to Horst, [613];
and from attempting to solve the problem of the use of the newly-discovered vessels, [615].
Laurentius quoted, [18].
Letters of Harvey, 593 et seq.
Life, resides in the blood, [376].
Ligature of spermatic artery in a case of sarcocele, [254].
Ligatures on limbs cause the veins to rise, by preventing the return of the blood impelled into them by the arteries, [55].
Liquor amnii, observations on the, [434].
may be swallowed and serve the fœtus for nourishment, [438].
Liver, its ready permeability by the blood, [41].
shown to be produced from the blood, [254].
Loves, &c., of animals, Harvey promises a treatise on the, [195].
Lymphatics. See Lacteals.
Magnifying glass, Harvey uses one to discover the punctum saliens, [235].
Medical observations, Harvey refers to his, [129].
Membranes and humours of the uterus generally, [551];
of the humours, [557];
of the membranes, [560];
of the placenta, [563].
Mesentery, Riolan’s denial of a circulation in the vessels of the, 92 et seq.
experiment on the vessels of, proposed, [141].
a circulation in the vessels of the, proved by experiment, [141].
Mesometrium of the fowl, [200].
Metamorphosis, of generation by, [338].
Moisture, of the primigenial, [513].
Morison, R., Letter to, [604].
Montgomery, Viscount, case of, [382].
Nardi, John, letters to, [603], [610], [615].
Nutrition, remarks on, [96].
on the, of the chick in ovo, and also of the embryo generally, [434].
Ossa pubis, frequently loosened in labour, [437].
Ova, reflections on the small size of, [320].
aborted human, observations on, [420].
Ovary, of the hen’s, [172].
of frogs, crustaceans, fishes, &c., [175].
Ovum, diversities of ova, [216].
all animals arise from eggs, [456].
Parisanus, on the chick, [227].
Parr, Thomas, examination of the body of, [587].
Parrot, Harvey refers to a pet, belonging to his wife, [186].
Parturition, on, [521].
Harvey’s view of the immediate cause of, [531].
Fabricius’s account of the manner of, [532];
Harvey’s, [533].
case of, where twins were produced, and the mother walked 12 miles afterwards, [547].
Pecquet, Harvey speaks of the discovery by, of the receptaculum chyli, [604].
See Lacteals.
Penis of some birds, [185].
Placenta, of the, [563].
Poisons, morbid, how they affect the system, [71].
Primordium, of the, whence all animals are derived, [554].
Punctum saliens in the egg, first seen after 3 days of incubation, [235].
of the embryo deer, Harvey shows to the King, [485].
first visible about the 19th or 20th November; the embryo becomes visible on the 21st, [486].
Pulmonary veins, were held to convey air from the lungs to the heart, [16].
Pulse, transmitted through vessels whose walls are converted into bone, [112].
Pulsific power does not reside in the coats of the artery, but in the wave of blood impelled by the heart, [111].
Respiration, some observations on the, of the fœtus, [530].
Riolan, J., quoted on the motions of the heart, [26].
his idea of the motion of the blood, [90].
the first anatomical disquisition on the circulation addressed to, [89];
the second disquisition, [109].
Rutting of deer, [474].
Salaciousness of the cock, duck, pheasant, 192 et seq.
Sarcocele, treatment of by tying the nutrient artery, [254].
particular case of, [254].
Secundines, of the, [556].
Seminal fluid, not to be found in the uterus, [295].
discussion on, [297].
Sennert, his opinion quoted as to the nature of the efficient cause, [356].
Senses, their supremacy in matters of fact, [131].
examples of acuteness of the, [218].
Sensation and consciousness, observations on, [432].
Shrimp, action of the heart in the, [30].
Slegel, P. M., letter to, [596].
Spirits, on the, of physiologists, [115].
not distinct from the blood, [117].
Superfœtation, [527].
Systole and diastole of the heart, observations on, [139].
Tread or treadle of the egg, [213];
not the spermatic fluid, [213];
not the reproductive element, [328], [330].
Twin-bearing eggs, [268].
Umbilical cord, of the, [567].
Umbilical vessels of the egg, [392].
Uterine membranes and humours, [551].
Utero-gestation, term of, 521 et seq.
Uterus of the hen, upper portion of, or ovary, [172];
2d portion of, [179];
3d portion of, [180].
of the fowl, of the access of the seminal fluid of the male to the, [190].
of the fowl, other particulars in the anatomy of, [198].
contains neither blood nor semen when conception takes place, [297].
of the deer, of the change that takes place in the, during the month of September, [476];
of October, [478];
nothing contained in, immediately after the rutting season is over, nor during the month of October, [478];
nor till about the middle of November, [481];
its state during the month of November, [482];
its
state in December, [492];
January and February, [499].
observations on the, 538 et seq.
danger of clots or other foreign matters retained in the, [545].
closure of the orifice of the, [545].
Valves, semilunar, of the pulmonary artery, Galen quoted on their use, [42].
in the veins, their structure proves the necessity of a ceaseless and regular motion of the blood, [62].
their sole action is to prevent the blood from passing out of the greater into the lesser vessels, [64].
experiments on the, [64], [65].
Veins of the arm, experiment on, [64], [65];
with the application of cold, [138].
and vesicula pulsans, formed after the blood, [392].
Velabrum covering the uterine orifice in the hen, deer, &c., [179].
Ventricle of the heart, all the other parts made for that, the right ministering to the left, [77].
left, case of rupture of, [127].
Ventricles, motion, action, and office of the, [31].
Vesalius, mistaken in his ideas of the action of the heart, [23].
Vital principle of the egg, [275], [285].
on a, in the egg, [356].
Vitellus, supplies food to the chick, and is analogous to milk, [393].
Viviparous animals, on the generation of, [461];
illustrated from the hind and doe, [466].
Vlackveld, letter to, [616].
Warmth, restored to parts chilled, by the influx of fresh blood, [97].
Yelk, or vitellus of the egg, [175], [212].
of the egg, not altered in taste by incubation, [217].
and albumen, uses of the, [444].
Zephyrus, the wind, [219].

THE END.
C. AND J. ADLARD, PRINTERS,
BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] A certain MS. of Harvey’s, frequently referred to as bearing the date of 1616, and containing the heads of his first course of Lectures at the College of Physicians on the Heart and Blood, is not now in existence, or at all events is not now to be found. At the present time there are only two MSS. at the British Museum which bear Harvey’s name. Of these, one contains notes on the Muscles, Vessels, and Nerves, and on the Locomotion of Animals; the other may be characterized as a book of Receipts or Prescriptions, and though partly the work of a contemporary, contains notes of cases that occurred after Harvey’s death. The former MS. is as certainly in Harvey’s handwriting as the latter is not. In Dr. Lawrence’s[2] time there must have been a third MS. entitled ‘De Anatomia Universa,’ and it was here, in the index viz. which referred to the principal facts in the anatomy of the heart and of the circulation of the blood, that the dates April 16, 17, 18, an. 1616, were encountered. Mr. Pettigrew (Portrait Gallery, vol. iv, Harvey, p. 8), with the assistance of Sir Fred. Madden, made search for this MS. a few years ago, but failed to meet with it. A renewed search for this important document has been attended with no better success.