William Harvey (1578 AD to 1657 AD), the famous 17th century British physiologist and doctors. He discovered the law of blood circulation, laid the foundation for the development of modern physiological science. Harvey, Galileo contemporary. They are in different areas made ​​a significant contribution to human, but from their environment is different, very different individual experiences. Galileo persecution by the powerful Roman Catholic Church, tragically died in confinement. Harvey has become the guest of honor of James I and his son, after the outbreak of the English bourgeois revolution in politics, he was standing on the side of King Cromwell's regime, the individual did not die a tragic death, not only because The bourgeoisie needs scientists, but also because in the Protestant countries, the church succumbed to the secular regime, like the Roman Catholic Church as a monopoly culture, the exercise of church authority. This allows scientists like Harvey to play to their genius.

威廉·哈维（公元1578～公元1657），英国17世纪著名的生理学家和医生。他发现了血液循环的规律，奠定了近代生理科学发展的基础。哈维是伽利略同时代的人。他们在不同的领域内都对人类作了重大的贡献，但是自于身处的环境不同，个人的遭遇也迥然不同。伽利略受到有权势的罗马天主教会的迫害，在幽禁中悲惨地死去。哈维却成为詹姆士一世父子的上宾，英国资产阶级革命爆发以后，他在政治上虽然一度站在国王一边，但在克伦威尔的政权下，个人也未惨遭不幸，这不仅是因为资产阶级需要科学家，还因为在新教国家中，教会屈服于世俗政权，已不能象罗马天主教会那样垄断文化、行使教会权力。这就使哈维这样的科学家得以发挥他们的天才。