Mechanism, Experiment, Disease: Marcello Malpighi and Seventeenth-Century Anatomy

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Mechanism, Experiment, Disease Marcello Malpighi and Seventeenth-Century Anatomy D O M E N I C O B E RT O L O N I M E L I The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore This book has been brought to publication with the assistance of endowment funds created and supported by generous friends of the Johns Hopkins University Press.© 2011 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2011 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bertoloni Meli, Domenico. Mechanism, experiment, disease : Marcello Malpighi and seventeenth-century anatomy / Domenico Bertoloni Meli. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8018-9903-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8018-9903-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-8018-9904-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8018-9904-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Malpighi, Marcello, 1628–1694. 2. Anatomists—Italy—Biography. 3. Anatomy— History—17th century. 4. Microscopy—History—17th century. I. Title. [dnlm: 1. Malpighi, Marcello, 1628–1694. 2. Anatomy, Comparative—history—Italy. 3. Embryology—history—Italy. 4. History, 17th Century—Italy. 5. Physiology, Comparative—history—Italy. qs 11 gi8 b546m 2011] qm16.m33b47 2011 611.0092⬘2—dc22 2010023458 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Figure I.1 is reproduced by courtesy of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK. Figure 6.6 is reproduced by courtesy of the University Library, Bologna, Italy. All other illustrations are courtesy of the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or specialsales@press.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible. All of our book papers are acid-free, and our jackets and covers are printed on paper with recycled content. Per Ada e Vasili This page intentionally left blank ...