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measurement however obliges us to read 7 for 6.] a b goes six
times into c f and six times into c n and is equal to g h; i
k l m goes 4 times into d f, and 4 times into d n and is 3/7 of
the foot; p q r s goes 3 times into d f, and 3 times into b n;
[
Footnote: 25. y is not to be found on the diagram and x occurs
twice; this makes the passage very obscure.] x y is 1/8 of x f
and is equal to n q. 3 7 is 1/9 of n f; 4 5 is 1/10 of n f
[
Footnote: 22-27. Compare with this lines 18-24 of No. 331, and the
sketch of a leg in profile Pl. XV.].
I want to know how much a man increases in height by standing on
tip-toe and how much p g diminishes by stooping; and how much it
increases at n q likewise in bending the foot.
[
Footnote 34: e f 4 dal cazo. By reading i for e the sense
of this passage is made clear.] e f is four times in the distance
between the genitals and the sole of the foot; [Footnote 35: 2 is
not to be found in the sketch which renders the passage obscure. The
two last lines are plainly legible in the facsimile.] 3 7 is six
times from 3 to 2 and is equal to g h and i k.
[Footnote: The drawing of a leg seen in front Pl. XIII, No. 1
belongs to the text from lines 3-21. The measurements in this
section should be compared with the text No. 331, lines 1-13, and
the sketch of a leg seen in front on Pl. XV.]
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