Why a man sliding on ice does not fall
A tiny figure skating past circular motifs, with a physics query on balance
At the upper right a small red-chalk figure is shown gliding along a line past a ring-shaped 'circle' motif, and a fainter indeterminate sketch with rounded forms fills the lower half of the leaf. The central mirror-script note poses a question in physics: why does someone who slides on the ice not fall? The e-Leo captions label the round forms as circles and describe the lower drawing as indeterminate.
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The equilibrium of a body sliding on ice
The note asks for a demonstration of why a person sliding over ice keeps his balance and does not fall. The little figure gliding along a drawn line illustrates the problem of stability during motion.
Circle motifs
Rounded ring-shaped forms are sketched at the upper right and again in the lower half of the leaf. The caption identifies them as circles.