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The Physiological Station, endowed by the State and the City of Paris, has afforded in this respect unique Opportunities, and there, with new appliances, the following investigations have been for the most part carried out.
We shall see by a variety of instances to what ex tent the Older methods are applicable for the analysis of certain phenomena, and what progress has been achieved by chronophotography.
Each chapter is nothing more than an outline, for any attempt to fill in the details Of any section would monopolize the time and attention of a trained specialist.
In a few instances such an attempt has been made, for geometricians, hydraulic engineers, naval and military men as well as artists have all had recourse to this method, and at last naturalists have interested them selves in the matter. It. Is more especially to this latter class that we dedicate our work, since it appeals to their particular ambition, namely, that of discover ing among the phenomena Of life something that has hitherto escaped the most attentive Observation.
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The Physiological Station, endowed by the State and the City of Paris, has afforded in this respect unique Opportunities, and there, with new appliances, the following investigations have been for the most part carried out.
We shall see by a variety of instances to what ex tent the Older methods are applicable for the analysis of certain phenomena, and what progress has been achieved by chronophotography.
Each chapter is nothing more than an outline, for any attempt to fill in the details Of any section would monopolize the time and attention of a trained specialist.
In a few instances such an attempt has been made, for geometricians, hydraulic engineers, naval and military men as well as artists have all had recourse to this method, and at last naturalists have interested them selves in the matter. It. Is more especially to this latter class that we dedicate our work, since it appeals to their particular ambition, namely, that of discover ing among the phenomena Of life something that has hitherto escaped the most attentive Observation.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
E. J. Marey
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528373067
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 359
Paperback
Contributors
Author
E. J. Marey
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332270750
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 361
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