Author : William Croone
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780871699015
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (99 download)
Book Synopsis De Ratione Motus Musculorum by : William Croone
Download or read book De Ratione Motus Musculorum written by William Croone and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2000 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.