The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 55
Ancient Balancer. BALANCINC EXPERIMENTSAND TOYS. These all depend onthe principle that if the center ofgravity of a body be below its pointof support it cannot be overturned.I. Stick two penknives in a lead … Fig. I. pencil, one on each side (Fig. i). Thepencil may then be balanced on thefinger. If disturbed, it will not fall,
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