Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 326
ither onone side or the other from a perpendicular duection, describesa larger circle, as at a, than when the weight is very near thecenter of rotation or the point of support, as at 5. But, in alarge circle, an arc of any determinate extent, such as an inch,for example, describes a curve which… … ther from the perpendicular, as that at e; for its tendencyto deviate altogether from the perpendicular is greater, ac-cording as the tangent to that point of the arc, where it hap-pens to be, approaches more to the vertical position. You seethen that it is less difficult to balance a tall, than a…
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