Illustration from De Motu Animalium (On Animal Motion, 1680) by Alfonso Borelli (1608-1679). Borelli studied and illustrated the biomechanics of the living body as a system of levers, pistons and pivots. This image shows how the human body centers and sus

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Illustration from De Motu Animalium (On Animal Motion, 1680) by Alfonso Borelli (1608-1679). Borelli studied and illustrated the biomechanics of the living body as a system of levers, pistons and pivots. This image shows how the human body centers and suspends a load by a system of levers under tension from muscles and tendons.

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Size: 3000px × 3267px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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