Three Lectures on the Principle of Least Action in Nature, Illustrated by Animal Mechanics

S. Haughton

BMJ · 1871 · 23 citations · 0 references

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Geometrical Classiftcatioz of Muscles founid in Anitals. -Application oy theprinciple of Least Action to severalforms of Muscle, demonstratinig the possibility of "predicting" Animal Structures by JMathematical Calculationts similato those used in Astrono7ny and the other exact Sciences.