Posted by Pete (62.7.82.157) on October 27, 2002 at 10:21:16:
In Reply to: Re: Clarification request for John Collins posted by John Collins on October 27, 2002 at 02:21:06:
: A small correction to my previous posting. The first translation was not, as I stated previously, by Gould, but was used by him and was taken from the original translation by Henry Dircks in 1870. The interesting thing, which I failed to notice before now, is that whereas Gould uses the words "...one or other of them must apply its weight at right angles to the axis, which in turn must also move." Dircks version runs, "one or other of them must apply its weight vertically to the axis, which in turn will also move."
: So you have a choice of right angles, or vertically!
: Regards
: John
John,
Re the above, right angles and vertically to the axis, are they not the same thing, the 3:00 position?
Pete.