Cowper, William: Myotomia Reformata: Or A New Administration Of All The Muscles Of Humane Bodies: Wherein The true Uses of the Muscles are Explained, the Errors of former Anatomists concerning them Confuted, and several Muscles not hitherto taken notice of Described ; T whick are subjoin'd, A Graphical Description of teh Bones, And other Anatomical Observations (London, 1694)

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the Orbit divided; yet we chuse to per-
sorm this Operation in the sollowing man-
ner , without troubling bur selves with
either^ Both Eye-Lids being removed,
sirss, with your Fore-Finger seel gently
sor the Trochlea, situatednear the brink
os the Orbit (o), towards the Nose; then p. ...
clear the Tendon which passes through it:
This done in like manner clear the Oppo-
site Muscle, the Obliquus Inferior, sir ft
observing its Origination at the brink os
the Inserior part of the Orbit (e), with Fig. m.
the Ajsissance os a small lElook and Scijsars
extrad the Fat and Membranes, ' and
Frejsels srom between the sreight Muscles.
The other manner os Demonflration may
be FraBised in the same Eye, or with the
contrary, taking Care in dividing the
Trochlea srom the Orbit, to prevent
Wounding the Tendon,which pajses through
it; The Jnseriour Oblique Mufcle being
cut cssclose srom its Origin, as also the,
rest os the Muscles, andOpthk Nerve at
the pros oundefl part os the Orbit, and the
whole Eye difodgd; Disingage its Mus-
cles, and display them, whereby yon may,
observe,that the Trochlearis is thelongesi
Muscle of the Eye; and that its Insertion
is direQly behind the Attollens ; and on
the contrary, the Qbliquus Inferior is