Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming and Flying, with a Dissertation on AëronauticsD. Appleton, 1893 - 264 páginas |
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... extended , Blur or impression produced on the eye by the rapidly oscillat- Diagram in which the down and up strokes of the wing of the insect are analysed , 136 , 137 138 139 • 141 Diagrams illustrating the looped and waved tracks ...
... extended , Blur or impression produced on the eye by the rapidly oscillat- Diagram in which the down and up strokes of the wing of the insect are analysed , 136 , 137 138 139 • 141 Diagrams illustrating the looped and waved tracks ...
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... extend to 200 pages quarto , and are illus- trated by 190 original drawings . The conclusions at which I arrived , after a careful study of the movements of walking , swimming , and flying , are briefly set forth in a letter addressed ...
... extend to 200 pages quarto , and are illus- trated by 190 original drawings . The conclusions at which I arrived , after a careful study of the movements of walking , swimming , and flying , are briefly set forth in a letter addressed ...
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... extended , the long axes of the sarcous elements of the biceps and triceps are reversed . The present figure shows how the bones of the ex- tremities form levers , and how they are moved by muscular action . If , e.g. , the biceps ( a ) ...
... extended , the long axes of the sarcous elements of the biceps and triceps are reversed . The present figure shows how the bones of the ex- tremities form levers , and how they are moved by muscular action . If , e.g. , the biceps ( a ) ...
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... extend- ing between the toes . Of such the Otter ( fig . 12 ) , Ornitho- rhynchus ( fig . 11 ) , Seal ( fig . 14 ) , Crocodile , Sea - Bear ( fig . 37 , p . 76 ) , Walrus , Frog ( fig . 13 ) , and Triton , may be cited . The crocodile ...
... extend- ing between the toes . Of such the Otter ( fig . 12 ) , Ornitho- rhynchus ( fig . 11 ) , Seal ( fig . 14 ) , Crocodile , Sea - Bear ( fig . 37 , p . 76 ) , Walrus , Frog ( fig . 13 ) , and Triton , may be cited . The crocodile ...
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... extended in proportion to the strength and lightness of the animal . " A little reflection will show that this definition of the gallop cannot be the correct one . When a horse takes a ditch or fence , he gathers himself together , and ...
... extended in proportion to the strength and lightness of the animal . " A little reflection will show that this definition of the gallop cannot be the correct one . When a horse takes a ditch or fence , he gathers himself together , and ...
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Términos y frases comunes
action aërial albatross angle animal arms and legs arrangement artificial wave artificial wing ascends backwards bat and bird biped blades body bones Borelli Compare with fig concave depressed described downward dugong effective stroke elastic ligaments elbow-joint elevating and propelling ellipse elytra extended feet fins fish flexed flexible flexion flight flying foot force gannet glide hind horizontal direction humerus inclined planes increased insect wing joint kite less lever limbs locomotion long axis manner Marey motion move movements muscles muscular muscular system natural wing nervures oblique oscillate pectoral fins pinion porpoise portion position posterior extremities posterior margin posterior or thin produced quadruped rapidity remarkable resistance reverse right arm root rotation sail screw sea-bear shoulder-joint side speed spiral swimming tail thick margin travelling surfaces trunk twisting universal joint upward direction upwards and forwards velocity vertical vertical direction vibrate walking waved track weight wing descends