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by their Admixtion, by which the Mufcle is fwcll’d 
and fhorten’d. 
XVI. 
Our Author has not only manifefted (in his Trcat- 
ife) much Learning, but aifo a penetrating Genius , 
in many curious Remarks and Obfervations dilpeifed 
through the Whole ; and merits the Regard of the 
learned World no lets than fome Authors we fhali 
mention by-and by 5 who, by pluming themfclves 
with his Feathers, had monopolized much Efteem and 
Attention from Mankind, by the Exhibition of this 
Syftem, with very little Addition ; and may indeed 
be juftly faid to have led feveral of them, by his Hints, 
into their moft favourite Notions concerning Mufcu - 
lar Motion . 
XVII. 
stem. Steno *, another ingenious Author, wrote his 
Conjectures on this Subjed much about the fame 
Time with Dr. Groune ; but had a very different 
Notion from what we have julf mention’d concern- 
ing the latter ; and which, for its Particularity, fhali 
have a Place here ; elpecially as it will appear here- 
after, that he laid the Foundation, upon which 
Borelli .rais’d his Hypothecs, as to what regards the 
Structure of a Mufcular Fibre; beftdes what Aflift- 
ance he has had from Dr. Crotine on other Accounts. 
XVIII. 
* De Muftulis dr Glandulis Obfervationtnn Specimen, 
