A system of figure-skating, the theory and practice as developed in England, by H.E. Vandervell and T.M. Witham |
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Page 29 - of the circle to pursue the straight line called a tangent. . . . " The force required to keep the body in the bent course is called centripetal or centre-seeking force, while the inertia of the body tending outwards, that is, to move in a straight line, is called the centrifugal or centre-flying force.
Page 20 - should be displayed by the writers ; but on reflecting that it has ever been surrounded, as we have said before, by mystery and fable, we ceased to wonder. What the footprints of the skater are, as developed in lines and figures from the lowest to the highest stage of difficulties,
Page 28 - as fond of the difficulties of skating as of science. MOTION " Is the term applied to the changing of place among bodies. Were there no motion in the universe, it would be dead— it would be without the rising or setting sun or river flow, or sound or light or life. " To understand the nature and laws of the motions
Page 7 - excel in shooting with the bow and in managing the oar; I sing to the harp and compose verses." In the twenty-fourth table of the " Edda," skating is spoken of in words to the same effect :—" Then the King asked what that young man could do who accompanied Thor. Thialfe answered, that in running upon skates he would dispute the prize with any of the countries. The
Page 7 - answered, that in running upon skates he would dispute the prize with any of the countries. The King owned that the talent he spoke of was a very fine one," &c. (Translation of M. Mallet's
Page 234 - opposed to its use. NATURAL SUPPORT. By far the most agreeable, if not quite perhaps the best aid, is for the young lady to be supported by the arms, or by the elbows or hands, either by two or a " single " gentleman. The time taken in learning, it is true, is thus much prolonged, for
Page 7 - de Danemarc." 2 vols. London, 1770.) If there may arise any question among Runic scholars as to whether the passage above quoted, referring to traversing the snow on skates of wood, may not be more applicable to snowshoes or to sledges, the description of the skate by Olaus Magnus
Page 258 - not heard from many old skaters, or rather from those who class themselves as such, but more particularly from non-skaters of either sex, of a generation that is fast fading away, how some famous skater of their day cut out his name, and who has
Page 18 - parks in every direction, and it was apparent that thousands of the humble classes were getting their daily bread in a most inclement season by ministering to the wants of the skater. Judging, too, from the eagerness with which the invitation
Page 166 - „ Fifth double reverse QA, two turns in each. Sixth double reverse QB ,, ., Seventh double reverse QC „ „ Eighth double reverse QD „ ,, In this equally difficult figure, the skater curiously enough is also brought back to the original starting edge, as may be seen from the one example necessary. Fourth double QD, two turns