Originally published in Italian in 1667, then translated into Latin in 1686, the text of this volume has now been translated into English, making the text accessible to a wide readership.
This volume is the first of two volumes that contain the Introduction and physical-mathematical illustrations necessary to understand Giovanni Alfonso Borelli’s work On the Movement of Animals, the founding text of seventeenth century biomechanics. The second volume, entitled On The Natural Motions Resulting From Gravity, describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies in a fluid environment.
Originally published in Italian in 1667, then translated into Latin in 1686, the text of this volume has now been translated into English, making the text accessible to a wide readership.
This volume is the first of two volumes that contain the Introduction and physical-mathematical illustrations necessary to understand Giovanni Alfonso Borelli’s work On the Movement of Animals, the founding text of seventeenth century biomechanics. The second volume, entitled On The Natural Motions Resulting From Gravity, describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies in a fluid environment.

Borelli's On the Movement of Animals - On the Force of Percussion
220
Borelli's On the Movement of Animals - On the Force of Percussion
220Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783319381763 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 08/23/2016 |
Series: | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science , #37 |
Edition description: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 |
Pages: | 220 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |