RefNo | CLP/12i/27 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'About the peristaltic motion of the gutts' by William Cole |
Date | 26 April 1676 |
Description | Paper regarding the impact of the structure of the fibres of the intestine on the peristaltic movement of the intestines that aids in digestion. Cole debates whether or not the intestines themselves can be classified as muscles.
Subject: Physiology
Read to the Royal Society on 8 June 1676. |
Extent | 10p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |