Baltimore : The J. Hopkins university press, 2011.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 439 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Introduction: anatomy, medicine and the new philosophy. Pt. 1. The rise of mechanistic and microscopic anatomu; Malpighi's formation and association with Borelli: 1. The new anatomy, the lungs, and respiration 2. Epidemic fevers and the challenge to Galenism 3. The anatomy of the brain and of the sensory organs. Pt. 2. Secretion and the mechanical organization of the body: glands as te centerpiece of Mlapighi's investigations: 4. The glandular structure of the viscera 5. Fat, blood, and the body's organization 6. The structure of glands and the problem of secretion. Pt. 3. Between anatomy and natural history: Malpighi and the Royal society: 7. The challenge of insects 8. Generation and the formation of the chick in the egg 9. The anatomy of plants. Pt. 4. Anatomy, pathology and therapy: Malpighi's posthumous writing: 10. The fortunes of Malpighi's mechanistic anatomy 11. From the new anatomy to pathology and therapy 12. Medical consultations. Epilogue. List of abbreviations. Notes. References. Index
