Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming and Flying, with a Dissertation on AëronauticsD. Appleton, 1893 - 264 páginas |
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... Albatross compared to the movements of a compass set upon gimbals , 199 The regular and irregular in flight , 201 Mode of ascending , descending , turning , etc. , 201 The flight of birds referable to muscular exertion and weight ...
... Albatross compared to the movements of a compass set upon gimbals , 199 The regular and irregular in flight , 201 Mode of ascending , descending , turning , etc. , 201 The flight of birds referable to muscular exertion and weight ...
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... Albatross , 126 ing wing of the insect , The Green Plover with one wing flexed and the other 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 ...
... Albatross , 126 ing wing of the insect , The Green Plover with one wing flexed and the other 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 ...
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... Albatross , 200 Pigeon and Duck alighting , Hawk and quarry- ( The Graphic ) , The Vauxhall Balloon of Mr. Green , Mr. Henson's Flying Machine , . 203 , 204 206 208 212 Mr. Stringfellow's Flying Machine , 213 Sir George Cayley's Flying ...
... Albatross , 200 Pigeon and Duck alighting , Hawk and quarry- ( The Graphic ) , The Vauxhall Balloon of Mr. Green , Mr. Henson's Flying Machine , . 203 , 204 206 208 212 Mr. Stringfellow's Flying Machine , 213 Sir George Cayley's Flying ...
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... albatross , that prince of the feathered tribe , can sail about for a whole hour without once flapping his pinions . This can only be done in virtue of the weight of the bird acting upon the inclined planes or kites formed by the wings ...
... albatross , that prince of the feathered tribe , can sail about for a whole hour without once flapping his pinions . This can only be done in virtue of the weight of the bird acting upon the inclined planes or kites formed by the wings ...
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... albatross , and by the fact that some insects can fly when two - thirds of their wing area have been removed . ( This ex- periment is detailed further on . ) These observations are calculated to show the grave necessity for studying the ...
... albatross , and by the fact that some insects can fly when two - thirds of their wing area have been removed . ( This ex- periment is detailed further on . ) These observations are calculated to show the grave necessity for studying the ...
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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