Borelli's on the Movement of Animals - On the Force of Percussion

by Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

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This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and demonstrates the nature of the energy of percussion, its causes, properties and effects. Building on and moving away from the theory of mechanics as formulated by Aristotle and Galileo and countering objections expressed by Stephani degli Angeli among others, Borelli presents a completely mechanical account of the action of muscles and analyzes the way in which...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3319381768

ISBN13:9783319381763

Release Date:August 2016

Publisher:Springer

Length:220 Pages

Weight:0.81 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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