XV Specimen of Observation on Muscles and Glands

Abstract

At the beginning of last year, when, so as to satisfy the wish of illustrious friends I demonstrated in different private dissections in Leiden and Amsterdam what anatomy, thanks to divine favour, had disclosed to me concerning the structure of the heart, I promised these friends to publish at the first opportunity the details illustrated by different figures. To carry out this the more happily, since some of them generously offeredme their assistance, I wished also, as much as I could, to direct all endeavours to it so as to submit within the shortest time possible to the examination of everybody the same matter more developed, the foremost parts of which I noticed had pleased so important gentlemen.