Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on AëronauticsD. Appleton, 1885 - 264 páginas |
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... elastic ligaments ; the nature and position of said ligaments in the Pheasant , Snipe , Crested Crane , Swan , etc. , • 191 The elastic ligaments more highly differentiated in wings which vibrate viii CONTENTS .
... elastic ligaments ; the nature and position of said ligaments in the Pheasant , Snipe , Crested Crane , Swan , etc. , • 191 The elastic ligaments more highly differentiated in wings which vibrate viii CONTENTS .
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... elastic ligaments more highly differentiated in wings which vibrate rapidly , • Power of the wing , to what owing , PAGE 193 194 • Reasons why the effective stroke should be delivered down- wards and forwards , 195 • The wing acts as an ...
... elastic ligaments more highly differentiated in wings which vibrate rapidly , • Power of the wing , to what owing , PAGE 193 194 • Reasons why the effective stroke should be delivered down- wards and forwards , 195 • The wing acts as an ...
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... elastic structures in imitation of the muscles and elastic ligaments of flying animals , • The artificial wave wing can be driven at any speed - it can make its own currents or utilize existing ones , Compound rotation of the artificial ...
... elastic structures in imitation of the muscles and elastic ligaments of flying animals , • The artificial wave wing can be driven at any speed - it can make its own currents or utilize existing ones , Compound rotation of the artificial ...
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... elastic ligaments , and feathers of the wing of the bird , 181 • The flight of the King - fisher , 183 · The flight of the Gull , . 186 The flight of the Owl , 198 · The flight of the Albatross , Pigeon and Duck alighting , Hawk and ...
... elastic ligaments , and feathers of the wing of the bird , 181 • The flight of the King - fisher , 183 · The flight of the Gull , . 186 The flight of the Owl , 198 · The flight of the Albatross , Pigeon and Duck alighting , Hawk and ...
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... elastic ligaments or springs , which recover all wings in flexion , is to be regarded as the mechanical expedient resorted to by nature in supplementing the efforts of all flying things.1 Without this , flight would be of short duration ...
... elastic ligaments or springs , which recover all wings in flexion , is to be regarded as the mechanical expedient resorted to by nature in supplementing the efforts of all flying things.1 Without this , flight would be of short duration ...
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