FORMA FLUENS

Histories of the Microcosm

The Blog of the Body

Forma Fluens (“flowing form”) is a blog dedicated to the history of the body. A metaphor for life itself, as a rhythmic flow that alters the shape and the diachronic identity of the human being, this space is dedicated to any curious person interested in the history of medicine and the body.

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Santorio’s "De statica medicina" (1614) reflected long-standing views on perspiration closely aligned to digestion, and health as balance of humours

How is Bruno’s mathematics related to that of his contemporaries? To explore this topic, I consider two different conceptions of

The paper I presented to the Santorio International Conference was mainly concerned with these two issues: what role did Santorio’s