BORELLI, Giovanni Alfonso De motu animalium. Editio novissima. Additae sunt post finem partis secundae Johannis Bernouillii Meditationes Mathematicae De motu musculorum. 1710 Petrus vander Aa, 3 parts in 1 vol., 4to, cont. vellum, flat spine,...
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300 / 500
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300 €
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[12]-236-[15-1 bl.], [4]-314-[11-1 bl.], 8 pp. (somewhat spotting). Good copy.
Corr., enl. ed. of this work by the mathematician and physicist Borelli (1608-1679), annotated by J. Bernouilli (1667-1748). "Borelli originated the neurogenic theory of the heart's action and first suggested that the circulation resembled a simple hydraulic system. He was the first to insist that the heart beat was a simple muscular contraction" (Garrison & Morton). Engr. ills : frontisp., 2 title-vign., full-page dedication to H. Boerhaave, 19 folding numb. pl. showing animal motion, i.a. walking, running, jumping, etc. Titles printed in red & black.
Corr., enl. ed. of this work by the mathematician and physicist Borelli (1608-1679), annotated by J. Bernouilli (1667-1748). "Borelli originated the neurogenic theory of the heart's action and first suggested that the circulation resembled a simple hydraulic system. He was the first to insist that the heart beat was a simple muscular contraction" (Garrison & Morton). Engr. ills : frontisp., 2 title-vign., full-page dedication to H. Boerhaave, 19 folding numb. pl. showing animal motion, i.a. walking, running, jumping, etc. Titles printed in red & black.
