Elements of Myology (Elementorum Myologiae Specimen)

and I hope to demonstrate it in all composite ones.

New system of muscles.

Leaning upon this foundation, I represent the muscle by a collection of motive fibers so conformed that the middle flesh constitutes an oblique parallelepiped, while the two opposite tendons compose two tetragonal prisms.

A geometric diagram illustrating the mechanical structure of a muscle. It uses a three-dimensional line drawing with vertices labeled with uppercase letters A through Q. The main body (A-H) is depicted as an oblique parallelepiped, representing the muscle fibers. The ends are shown as two tetragonal prisms (DAMICBLK and EHNQFGOP), representing the tendons. Solid lines denote visible edges, while dashed lines indicate internal or structural axes.

A B C D E F G H is the parallelepiped of the flesh; D A M I C B L K and E H N Q F G O P are the two tetragonal prisms of the tendons.

I seem to see many who, planting their feet at these first words, are about to declare this new muscle structure a new chimera. But I would ask them quite humanely not to refuse to suspend judgment until they have read through the entire discourse. For they will recognize that I, insisting on the footsteps of Nature, have brought forth nothing without necessity.