Who discovered circulation of blood in the human body?
Who discovered circulation of blood in the human body?
(A) Edward Jenner
(B) Joseph Lister
(C) William Harvey
(D) Robert Hooke
The famous English physician, William Harvey (1578-1657) is historically credited with the discovery of blood circulation in the human body. His famous book, "Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus," published in 1628, was the first detailed and accurate explanation of the circulation of blood through the body, accomplished through the action of the heart.