William Harvey:

It is not simply by chance that the heart is placed in the midst of the body, as if it were the sun of the microcosm.

— William Harvey Early Modern

Blood circulation

From 'De Motu Cordis' (1628). Emphasizing the deliberate and central importance of the heart.

1628

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