Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the Bones (Classic Reprint)

By William Cheselden

Excerpt from Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the Bones

H E ufe of the bones is to give {hape and firmnefs to the body, to be levers. For the mufcles' to a l: upon, and to defend th'ofe parts from external injuries that are of greatef't confequence to be preferved; as the brain, fpinal marrow heart, 81c. Their fibres when firfl.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 139731043X
• ISBN13: 9781397310439
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"