Sujet
Descartes' representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Descartes' representation of the antagonistic eye muscles, 1692. When E is relaxed A is innervated. Rene Decartes (1596-1650) believed that an animal spirit travelling down hollow nerves C and B contracted the muscles and blew them up, and that they relaxed when the spirit was shut off by valves. From Opera Philosophica by Rene Descartes. (Frankfurt-am-Main, 1692). Originally published in his Tractatus de homine. (Paris, 1664).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1692
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_198
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,7Mo) / 36,0cm x 34,8cm / 4248 x 4114 (300dpi)