{"product_id":"9783319084961","title":"Studies in History and Philosophy of Science","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in History and Philosophy of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBorelli, Giovanni Alfonso; Maquet, Paul\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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 the center of gravity of the animal shifts in locomotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first of two volumes that contain the Introduction and physical-mathematical illustrations necessary to understand Giovanni Alfonso Borelli’s work \u003ci\u003eOn the Movement of Animals,\u003c\/i\u003e the founding text of seventeenth century biomechanics. The second volume, entitled \u003ci\u003eOn The Natural Motions Resulting From Gravity, \u003c\/i\u003edescribes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies in a fluid environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-11-10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319084961\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-08497-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 220\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499559284876,"sku":"9783319084961","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319084961.jpg?v=1775709860","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319084961","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}