Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming and Flying, with a Dissertation on AëronauticsD. Appleton, 1893 - 264 páginas |
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... move by the force of gravity . Resistance of fluids . Mechanical effects of fluids on animals immersed in them . Centre of gravity , . The three orders of lever , Passive organs of locomotion . Bones , Joints , 8228 18 19 21 23 ...
... move by the force of gravity . Resistance of fluids . Mechanical effects of fluids on animals immersed in them . Centre of gravity , . The three orders of lever , Passive organs of locomotion . Bones , Joints , 8228 18 19 21 23 ...
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... move for- wards , The wing ascends when the body descends , and vice versa , The wing acts upon yielding fulcra , 154 156 159 165 The wing acts as a true kite both during the down and up strokes , 165 • Where the kite formed by the wing ...
... move for- wards , The wing ascends when the body descends , and vice versa , The wing acts upon yielding fulcra , 154 156 159 165 The wing acts as a true kite both during the down and up strokes , 165 • Where the kite formed by the wing ...
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... move- ments , Double waved tracks described by Man in walking , Horse in the act of trotting , 41 Footprints of the Horse in the walk , trot , and gallop -- ( Gamgee ) , Skeleton of the Ostrich— ( Dallas ) , Ostriches pursued by a ...
... move- ments , Double waved tracks described by Man in walking , Horse in the act of trotting , 41 Footprints of the Horse in the walk , trot , and gallop -- ( Gamgee ) , Skeleton of the Ostrich— ( Dallas ) , Ostriches pursued by a ...
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... move , and have a being , " they are agreeable objects in the landscape . They are part and parcel of the great problem of life , and as we are all hastening towards a common goal , it is but natural we should take an interest in the ...
... move , and have a being , " they are agreeable objects in the landscape . They are part and parcel of the great problem of life , and as we are all hastening towards a common goal , it is but natural we should take an interest in the ...
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... move , the world would be no fitting habi- tation for man . In change he finds his present solace and future hope . The great panorama of life is interesting be- cause it moves . One change involves another , and every- thing which co ...
... move , the world would be no fitting habi- tation for man . In change he finds his present solace and future hope . The great panorama of life is interesting be- cause it moves . One change involves another , and every- thing which co ...
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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