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more then notes taken at the reading of Dr. Harvey's 
Book, which was lent him by a Conntry-man of his lately 
returned to Venice from England^ where he had been 
AmbaJJador from that State, and was prefented by the 
Author with one of thefe Books ^ the Truth of which ap- 
pears from a Letter written by Father Fulgentio to Dr. 
Harvey, expreffing as much. 
In the Book it felf he takes occafion to give fome Com* 
farative account of the Spleen in leveral creatures. 
He enquires into the reafon why the Air is hotter in 
Summer then in Winter, which he thinks does not pro- 
ceed, from that the rays of the Sun fall on the Earth, 
nearer to a perpendicular, in the former then in thelat-* 
ter feafon ; the Angulus Incidents made by the Rays 
not being to be confidered fo much as the number ot 
them ; he fuppofes this efFed: may more rationally be 
deduced partly from the Northern Winds blowing much 
in Winter, but chiefly from the Z)^/?^f/ of the Air which 
defends us from the vS^w, and prevails more (he thinks) 
by 40 to one, in the Winter, then in the Summer. 
To prove that the Blood does not nourifli, he urges 
the difproportion between fome parts, and the quan- 
tity of Blood Gonveyd to them 5 thus a great deal of 
Blood is carryed to the Inteftines, and but little to the 
Head, in proportion to thebignefs of each part : he urges 
the largenefs of the Veins in refpedl to the Arterys : and 
thefmalnefs of the recruit theBlood receives by thtDuBus 
Thoracicus.not large enough,the Author thinks,to convey 
matter for the nouriftiment of the whole body j with 
feverai other particulars to the lame efFed:. 
- He anfwers the arguments of Dr. Needham^ and Dr. 
MayotP, againft the Biolychnium. 
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Smith at the Prince s Arms in St. Paul's Church- 
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