Xo. 476] 



VOLAXr ADAPT AT lOXS 



539 



is another instance of the correction of a |)oj)uhir inisconct^ption due 

 to a lack of knowledge of mechanical princijjics, for \\ hilc \ iihinvs, 

 when sailing, are continually sliding down an iiiciim d j)lain'. the 

 albatross was supposed to sail close to the sea without losing alti- 

 tude; a manifest impossibility.' 



Classification 



