. Studies in the history and method of science. ^^^^^l^lr^ J2l^i8l?:|Ql^|aip:i ^ Q -a ^ ^ ?Q-0-g~Q rH*] THE ANOTHOMIA OF HIERONYMO MANFREDI 113 them into very small branches so that the spirit should be mmutelydivided. Nature placed the ret he mirabile under the brain becauseit was necessary to guard its site carefully, and also that themoist vapours of the bram which fall upon the net, obstructmgit, should induce natural sleep. After all these things thou wilt see the basal bone which isthe tenth and last part of the head, and called basilar, becauseit is the base and foundation of the whole
. Studies in the history and method of science. ^^^^^l^lr^ J2l^i8l?:|Ql^|aip:i ^ Q -a ^ ^ ?Q-0-g~Q rH*] THE ANOTHOMIA OF HIERONYMO MANFREDI 113 them into very small branches so that the spirit should be mmutelydivided. Nature placed the ret he mirabile under the brain becauseit was necessary to guard its site carefully, and also that themoist vapours of the bram which fall upon the net, obstructmgit, should induce natural sleep. After all these things thou wilt see the basal bone which isthe tenth and last part of the head, and called basilar, becauseit is the base and foundation of the whole head ; and it wasmade hard so that the superfluities which descend to it shouldnot putrefy it. This bone can be seen to be formed of manyother bones articulated together. It is divisible into the petrousbones and the bones of the nose and eyes and two other lateralbones which can only be seen by means of disarticulation. [Folio10 verso, line 22.] The ten parts or layers of the head are a commonplace of theanatomy of the period, taken from Av
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