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VII. On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figure: 372.
VII. On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figure: 372.
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VII. On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figure: 372.

372.

A man when running throws less weight on his legs than when standing still. And in the same way a horse which is running feels less the weight of the man he carries. Hence many persons think it wonderful that, in running, the horse can rest on one single

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foot. From this it may be stated that when a weight is in progressive motion the more rapid it is the less is the perpendicular weight towards the centre.

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