Borelli's on the Movement of Animals - On the Natural Motions Resulting from Gravity

by Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Book Overview

This volume provides an introduction to Borelli's theory on the movement of animals and describes his theory and scientific experiments relating to the natural movements of bodies in a fluid environment. It describes in great detail why and how bodies which present with different magnitudes, weights and shapes move at a greater or a smaller velocity in certain proportion in the fluid environment.

Originally published in Italian in 1667, then...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319085352
• ISBN13: 9783319085357
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"