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Motu Animalium - BORELLI (Giovanni Alfonso) DE MOTU Animalium . Editio Altera Correctior & emendatior. Lugduni in Batavis: Apud Johannem de Vivie, Cornelium Boutesteyn, Danielem à Gaesbeeck, & Petrum vander Aa., 1685. 2 v. in 1; frontispiece, [14], 280 [alias 274], [18] pp.; [4], 365, [15] pp., XVIII fold.eng.: il.; 200 mm. Modern full calf. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli's (1608–1679) posthumous masterpiece, De Motu Animalium , is generally considered one of the great milestones in the application of mathematics and mechanics to the study of the body—what, retrospectively, would be called ”biomechanics.” First published in Rome (1680–1681), the work seeks to describe the movement of animals (and humans) using the language of forces, levers, and balances , in a line of thought deeply marked by Galileo's physics and the ambition to explain vital phenomena through mechanical models. This 1685 edition, presented as “Editio altera, correctior & emendatior” , is of particular interest because it corresponds to the revised and stabilized form of the text that circulated widely in Northern Europe, being one of the essential entry points for the reception of Borelli's thought in medical and scientific circles outside of Italy. The work is divided into two complementary parts: in the first, Borelli analyzes the action of muscles and the mechanics of limbs and joints , applying geometric reasoning to concrete activities and gestures; in the second, he expands the same mechanistic program to topics in physiology , such as circulation, respiration, and other internal functions, seeking to reduce complex processes to measurable and comparable principles. Rare, sought after, and valuable. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !