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51 S MARCELLUS MALPIGHIUS Epist.TI. 



Icntiflimo D, C*wfc FTMdfiS* Collcga BJCO inftiturram, IK ccrtior ficrcm circa 

 rocmbrancam pulmonum fubftantiam , talia milii vidcrc contigit , ut non immcric* 

 illud Homcii ufiapare poflitn ad rem prxfentem melius, 



Nam in luc propter ^ruftiirxlimplicitarcra, vaforumquc& fere toiius diapha- 

 ncitatcm. qux oculos in penitiora aJmiuit evidentim res i:a demonflranturj uc 

 extcrisobfeurioribus lucem (int tandem allaturx, 



Inranai°ituri fcillo per Ionium abJominC) crumpunt pulmoncsutrimquccordi 

 adhxrentes* qui non utin cxKris animamibus illico fliccefcunt, fcdEcnfudaro- 

 malis libitum pcrdurant, hinUaliudfant> quim membraneaquxdam vcfica, qux 

 pnino intuitu minimis tonfpergi vidctur maculis ex ordinc dtfpu!iris tnflarcorii ptlcis 

 fquaunx* vulgo di&i SdgrtM t figure 9 & cxrimisprotubcranttis xmulaturconum 

 pineum ; colligatur autcm interim , & cxtcrius tcxturaquadam vafoium divcriimod£ 

 propagatorum y qux ex pulfu , contrario motu , & infertione venx » & artetix pul- 

 monares ^ nt i incjusconcava, & interior: parte tota fcrc facefcit in inane fpatium 

 acri rccipiendo dicatum, non undequaquc tamen Icvis eft , fed iutcrcipitur occurrcn- 

 tibus alvcclis , qui ex cl uis in pufillam altitudincm membranofis panctibusconflan- 

 tur , non funt vcro orancicjufdum figurx , fed dum parictcs in longum » Sc latum 

 dutunmr & ncftuntur > fcrc inhexagonos ilnus efformantur ; sd angulos finuum > 

 dum flcMaliquamilper, extenditur membrana , infundibulumvcluti conftituitur » 

 & i:a rainorum ranamm pulmones effinguntur: in grandioribus autcm in majorcm 

 altitudincm clcvantur parictcs> & a medio content* area trcsutplurimumfcnfim 

 nsefceodo excumint , fibiquc occurrunt parictcs in minoribus ranis fere inobferva- 

 bilcs, hidamfibiinviccra, & majoiibjsnc&unturintrcs alios finus, utplunmum 

 (mum majorcm partiuntur. Sinuunwrca, feu fundus vafa fupcrius tafta admktir, 

 & quoad arteriam ipfa aliquando non confpicuo definic in medium forculo, fed 

 " 10 maiori du&u cxporrigitur , & aliquando manifeftc unum vel ahcrum 





me 



ulcerius fuo majori 



ramumdepromit, vena autcm parictum interna faftigiaallabituri miqt 

 tur , & dcmiflis informs ramis per parictcm tandem exairrit inarcam.^ 

 HUviliiadmer.iniftmauram* Sfcompagcm attincntibus mirabiliora. 



immifec- 



n:cra- 



fcopica detcget obfervatio, nampulfantc adhi 

 licet diificultcr t invafisobfervatus, itautcv; 



i;c Confe fanguinis contrarius motus t 

 videnter detegatur fanguints circulatio > 



qux&fclicius ctiam in mefctKerio, encrifque vcn:s roajonbui abdominccon- 

 tcmisdeprchenditur: Sanguis kaque bocimpctti pcrattcnasmquaicunquccdiulK 

 uno, Tclaltaoiamocoiirwcuopcttranfcunte* feu ibi dcHncntc pcrraoJumcftiuwi 

 in minima denluit, & ita mu!tip!ic::c: diviius rubrumcoloicnicxii.c, 5: Winose 

 circumduam, uodiqne fpargitur, donee ad parictcs, anguloi, & vcnarumri- 



mos rcforbentcs appelbt. *j-4^' 



Konultcriusvisoculi in viventc animantc apcito potuit extendi, b!nccre-i^- 

 ram fanmiincum corpus in fpatium inane erumpere> & hiame v;fe, >^F anctu ™ 

 ftruaararecolligi, hutcanfamprabebwt toituofus, & indivcrfa difTufusian^^ 

 r.i; motui » &cjui ad detcrmlnaram partem uaio: (idem tamen mam (Wra 



