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William Harvey and air pollution
  1. R L Maynard
  1. Department of Health, Skipton House, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6LH, UK; robert.maynard@doh.gsi.gov.uk

    https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.60.2.147

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      Thomas Parr died, on 14 November 1635, at what was recorded as the advanced age of 152 years and 9 months. A postmortem examination was performed and a record made by William Harvey. A translation by Alan Muirhead of Harvey’s account is included in the Everyman edition of De Motu Cordis.1 Parr seemed remarkably well preserved, and when considering the cause …

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