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Chap. LXVIII.—Of the Centre of Gravity in Men and Animals.
The legs, or centre of support, in men and animals, will approach nearer to the centre of gravity, in proportion to the slowness of their motion; and, on the contrary, when the motion is quicker, they will be farther removed from that perpendicular line.
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