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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London

Royal Society (Great Britain), Maty, Paul Henry, 1745-1787. General index to the Philosophical transactions, Stuart, Alexander, 1673-1742. Three lectures on muscular motion, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner. DSI · 1666 · London : Royal Society of London · 7 pictures

The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, a learned journal issued by the Royal Society in London from 1666, brings together scientific papers for a readership of natural philosophers and fellows. The engraved plates show anatomical and mechanical drawings with fine hatching, including figures of muscles, bone fragments, and curved instruments, offering designers close-ruled line studies of organic and mechanical forms.

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