( :m ) 



total oUcM'l llic oiilv (lirCei-eiu'c liciiiii,- lliul llic cxpoiuMilial coiislaiil in 

 lli(> case of a partial eflect is lai'«ivr lliaii iii llial of a lolal ellbct. 



The imi.sc'lc mav he taken as aii example. IWcry eojitraetioii hrino-s 

 ahout a meehaiiical ellect, whilst al the same liiue aii eleclrieal re.sj)<)iise 

 is jiiveii. h'inally llie [)r()(liu'li(»ii of hcal mav he hikeii tbr the tohil 

 elFec't, at any rale in llie ease of isotonic or isometric contraclioiis 

 where the niechanieal elfect is afterwards converted into heat. TheJice 

 we are jiistitied in [)resulnin,^• that onr statement abont the forimdae 

 foi- total and partial effects, may he a])j)lied h) I he thermal eifecl and 

 mechanical elfect of miiscle-eonlractions. 



1 ha\e tried to ascei-taiji whethei the nnmhers, oiv(Mi foi- lli(> Iheniial- 

 eifects by dilfei-ent anthoi-s are in acecn'daiice with oui- law. 



in Dami-KWskv^) 1 found sevei-al series of mimbers, Irom which 

 the followini'- tables were caleidaled 



T A P.LK 1. 



Damlkwskv, I.e. |)ag-. 184. 



Isomelrical eoiHraclion. Initial 



load 40 ^ram liu'. 1 . 

 I— 28 />'= 0.03 r' = lH. 



111 this table, as in the followim'' H repi'esents th(^ mag'nitnde of 

 the slimnlns; AV obserw llie ihei-mal eifecl as obsei'Ncd b\- I )\mi,1',wskv. 



'I 1>. l).\.\ii,i;\v.-<KY. Ergebni.sse wcilerer tlR'nnndynaiiii.schcr Unlcrsiicliim^cn der 

 Miiskclii. V. c. A. Kick. Mvolliciniisclic riilcisiicliiiiiK<'ii 1 889. 



