ANIMAL MECHANICS 



OR 



PROOFS OF DESIGN IN THE ANIMAL FRAME 



THE PERFECTION OF DESIGN IN THE BONES OF THE 

 HEAD, SPINE, AND CHEST, SHOWN BY COM- 

 PARISON WITH ARCHITECTURAL 

 AND MECHANICAL CON- 

 TRIVANCES 



BY 



SIR CHARLES BELL, K. G. H., F. R. S., L. & E. 



Published under the superintendence of 

 THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE 



