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Richard Lower ( 1631 - 1691 ) was an Cornish physician who played an important part in the development of medical science. Lower was born in Cornwall and studied at Oxford , where he met Thomas Willis , founder of the Royal Society . He followed Willis to London , where he carried out research, some in partnership with Robert Hooke . His major work, ''Tractatus de Corde'' ( 1669 ) was concerned with the workings of the Heart and Lung s, and he experimented with Blood Transfusion . |
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