Myographia Nova: Or, a Graphical Description of All the Muscles in the Humane Body, as They Arise in Dissection: Distributed Into Six Lectures . with the Mechanism of Muscular Motion, Ed 2

Browne Ffarcsi, John

ISBN 10: 1171393598 / ISBN 13: 9781171393597

Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010

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• Title: Myographia Nova: Or, a Graphical Description of All the Muscles in the Humane Body, as They Arise in Dissection: Distributed Into Six Lectures . with the Mechanism of Muscular Motion, Ed 2
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1171393598
• ISBN 13: 9781171393597
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Countway Library of MedicineN011429First published in 1681 under title "A compleat treatise of the muscles." The description of the muscles is based on William Mollins' Myskotomia, and the plates partly on Guilio Casserio's Tabula anatomicae.London: sold by Thomas Shelmerdine, 1705. [8], viii, [24], x,9-186p., plates: port.; 2

About the Author

John Browne was the CEO of BP from 1995 to 2007, which he transformed into one of the world's largest companies. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Engineering and is a fellow of the Royal Society, a foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the chairman of the trustees of the Tate galleries. He holds degrees from Cambridge and Stanford Universities, was knighted in 1998, and made a life peer in 2001. He is now a partner at Riverstone Holdings, and is the author of the memoir Beyond Business and of Seven Elements That Changed the World.