William Harvey theorized that humans and other mammals must reproduce through the joining of an egg and sperm. It took approximately 200 years until this theory could be confirmed by observation. It may seem very obvious to our eyes today, but..... Harvey lived from 1578-1657 and the first microscope was not invented until 1674
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William Harvey believed that humans and other mammals reproduce through joining of an egg and a sperm. This theory made on the 1600's was confirmed 200 years later.
In what have Vesalius and William Harvey got in common? In what have Vesalius and William Harvey got in common?
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William Harvey was born in 1578 - 1657
William Harvey was born on April 1, 1578.
William Humphrey Harvey was born in 1869.
William Humphrey Harvey died in 1935.
William Edwin Harvey died in 1914.
William Edwin Harvey was born in 1852.
William Bruce Harvey was born in 1906.