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Theodor Schwann was a German physiologist who discovered the process of digestion and coined the term metabolism. He also discovered the cells that make up the nervous system and showed that all plants and animals are composed of cells.

Both the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance were periods of great cultural change and achievement.

William Harvey discovered that the heart is a muscle that pumps blood through the body.

One flawed theory of Claudius Galen was that all diseases were caused by an imbalance of the four humors: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood. Another was that the body was made up of elements that were in a continual state of struggle for supremacy.

Claudio Monteverdi was considered to be a link between the music of the renaissance and the baroque period.

The Civil War was a turning point in American history, and also had a significant impact on the development of American realism. The war showed the American people the brutal realities of war, and also the potential for great tragedy and loss. This new understanding of the world helped to shape the American realistic view of the world.

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace independently discovered the process of natural selection.

William Harvey was an English physician who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of anatomy and physiology. He is best known for his work on the circulatory system.

The term magical realism was first used in 1925 by German art critic Franz Roh to describe a style of painting that combines realistic elements with surreal or dreamlike imagery.

The important theme of realism reflected in these lines is the speaker’s love of nature. The speaker describes the beauty of the natural world and how it makes him feel.