BORELLI, Giovanni Alfonso (1608-1679). De motu animalium, Rome: Angeli Bernabò, 1680, volume I only (of 2), 4°, FIRST EDITION, 14 engraved plates (severely cropped with loss, title silked), modern morocco-backed boards. [Dibner 190; GM 762; Grolier Horblit Science 13; Krivatsy 1578; Norman 270]

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BORELLI, Giovanni Alfonso (1608-1679). De motu animalium, Rome: Angeli Bernabò, 1680, volume I only (of 2), 4°, FIRST EDITION, 14 engraved plates (severely cropped with loss, title silked), modern morocco-backed boards. [Dibner 190; GM 762; Grolier Horblit Science 13; Krivatsy 1578; Norman 270]

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Volume I of this significant work deals with Borelli's understanding of the body's motion and its external effects. He recognized that the bones act as levers, powered by the action of the muscles.

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