Die Compensirung der Klappenfehler des Herzens Buchkatalog

Excerpt from Die Compensirung der Klappenfehler des Herzens: Versuch Einer Mathematischen TheorieThe mechanical motions which take place in an animal body are regulated by the same general laws as the motions of inanimate bodies. Thus the force of gravitation acts precisely in the same manner and in the same degree, on living as on dead matter, the laws of optics are most accurately observed by all the refractive substances belonging to the eye, and there is no case in which it can be proved, that ani mated bodies are exempted from any of the affections to which inani mate bodies are liable. As far as the functions of animal life de pend on the locomotions of the solids or ¿uids, those functions must be capable of being illustrated by the consideration of the mechanical laws of moving bodies, these laws being fully adequate to the expla nation of the connexion between the motive powers which are employed in the system, and the immediate effects which they are capable of pro ducing in the solids or ¿uids of the body: and it is obvious, that the inquiry, in what manner and in what degree the circulation of the blood depends on the muscular and elastic powers of the heart and the arteries, supposing the nature of these powers to be known, must become simply a question belonging to the most refined departments of the theory of hydraulics.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.