Joe Kaufman's Big Book about the Human BodyExplains the mechanics of a variety of appliances, machines, and vehicles such as a sewing machine, a tape recorder, and an ocean liner. |
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... fastened in back to the spine . The other ends of the ten upper pairs of ribs are also fastened in front to the breastbone , by flexible cartilage . The bottom two pairs are short , and do not connect in front . The flexible cartilage ...
... fastened in back to the spine . The other ends of the ten upper pairs of ribs are also fastened in front to the breastbone , by flexible cartilage . The bottom two pairs are short , and do not connect in front . The flexible cartilage ...
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... fastened to the base of the skull , the bottom corner is fastened to the middle of the spine , and the other two corners are fastened to the shoulder blades . This muscle can raise or lower the shoulders and can also pull them back . It ...
... fastened to the base of the skull , the bottom corner is fastened to the middle of the spine , and the other two corners are fastened to the shoulder blades . This muscle can raise or lower the shoulders and can also pull them back . It ...
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... fastened to two sticks . A horizontal shape is also fastened to one of the sticks and a vertical shape to the other . The octopus learns that different shapes come with the food , but it eats crabs attached to both shapes . Then a wire ...
... fastened to two sticks . A horizontal shape is also fastened to one of the sticks and a vertical shape to the other . The octopus learns that different shapes come with the food , but it eats crabs attached to both shapes . Then a wire ...
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