Excerpt from The Science of Animal Locomotion (Zoopraxography): An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements T T represents the track along which the model M was caused to move. B B are backgrounds, divided into spaces of 5 centimetres square for the measurement of trajectories and synchronal oscillations. L, a horizontal battery of electro - photographic cameras, parallel to the line of motion (at a distance of 15 metres or about 48 feet therefrom), for a series of 12 lateral exposures. R, a vertical battery of electro-photographic cameras, at right angles to the lateral battery, for a series of 12 rear foreshortenings. 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.