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Chap. LXI.Motion produced by the Loss of Equilibrium.

Motion is created by the loss of due equipoise, that is, by inequality of weight; for nothing can

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Plate 5.

Chap. 62.

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move of itself, without losing its centre of gravity, and the farther that is removed, the quicker and stronger will be the motion.

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