Borelli's On the Movement of Animals - On the Force of Percussion
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...
| Main Author: | Borelli, Giovanni Alfonso (Author) |
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| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Series: | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science,
37 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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