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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1744. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... vents it's bad EffedTs, which it would infallibly ptherwife produce. Fowls have the ftrongeft of their whole Body inferted into their Wings; whence by the Way we may obferve that it is altogether impoflible for Man to buoy himfelf up into the Air like Birds, even though be had proper Machines in place of Wings, unlefs he were likewife provided with Mufcles ftrong enough for moving them, which he has not. In the next thy Place their Wings are not placed b f2o- the middle of their Bodies, but a good -fti-Befy. deal farther forwards, whence it would at firft View appear that their Heads would be cred, and their Pofterior Parrs moft depending, when raifed in the Air; but by ftretching out menHeads, which aft upon the Lever of a long Neck, they alter their Center of Gratity pretty much, and alfb by filling the Sacs or Bladders in the Infidt of Aeir Abdomen whh Air, nd exflding their fiail, they come to -mkt the Pofterior Pan of their Bo dies considerably higher, and thus they fly with their Bodies near in an hori-r zontal Situation. Hence we find, that if their. Necks are kept from being firetched.out, or if you cut away their Tails, they become incapable of flying any contiderable Way. The Largenefs of the Wings in different Fowls varies, according to the Occafionsof the Creature. Thus Birds of Prey, who muft fly a confiderable Way to provide their. Food, have large ftrpngWines: whereas domeftic Birds, who O-."', . .. find theij; Naurifhment Imoft every?. where, have very fhort-and but final! Wings. The beft Account of the manner of Progrefllon of Fowls, is. given;, by Alfonfui Rorellus, in hi?. Treatife De Motu Animalium, and in) the Religious Philofopher we have Bo rel/i's Dodtrine ftript pretty much qf. it's Mathematical Form. The ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781151631978
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 22
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151631973
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 59 gr


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