ARISTOTLE 



666 b 



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• At Be respir. 478 b 3. And see the next note. 



^ Instead of towards the breast. The meaning of this 

 passage is made clear by Hist. An. 507 a 2 ff . In all animals, 

 says Aristotle, the " apex " of the heart points forwards, and 

 in most animals " forwards " is towards the breast. Fishes 

 240 



