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William Croone, on the Reason of the Movement of the Muscles: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 90, Part 1) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Band 637) - Hardcover

Croone, William

 
9780871699015: William Croone, on the Reason of the Movement of the Muscles: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 90, Part 1) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Band 637)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 087169901X ISBN 13: 9780871699015
Verlag: American Philosophical Society Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

When William Croone published his small treatise, “De ratione motus musculorum” in 1664, it represented one of the earliest attempts to explicate muscle contraction in terms of the then current mechanical & chemical concepts. The work is significant not only because it provides an informative overview of the difficulties inherent in addressing the question of how muscles contract, but also because it derives from a series of experiments that form a logical framework for the notion that expanding muscle, like a bladder filled with air or water, can exert a force capable of moving parts of the body against considerable restraint. This vol. contains a brief biography of Croone; an introduction to his ideas & experiments; list of references; & the text in Latin facsimile & English translation. Illus.

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Verlag
American Philosophical Society Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
087169901X
ISBN 13 
9780871699015
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Anzahl der Seiten
130
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