Английская Википедия:Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon

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Шаблон:Short description The Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon is a manuscript written in the 13th century by the Arab physician Ibn al-Nafis. The manuscript was discovered in 1924 in the archives of the Prussian State Library in Berlin, Germany.[1] It contains the earliest descriptions of the coronary circulation and pulmonary circulation systems.[1]

Latin translation

The manuscript was translated into Latin by the Italian physician Andrea Alpago,[2] In 1520, Alpago returned to Padua with a Latin translation of the commentary, after living in the Arabian Peninsula for 30 years.[3]

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{{Commentary by Dr. (Ibn al-Nafis regarding the Canon of Avicenna is well documented.}} Many scholars recognize this polymath as the discoverer of the pulmonary circulation.


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