The SECOND EDITION. With an introdu6lory Discourse concerning Taste, and feveral other Additions. riu^: LONDON: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall IvlDCCLIXr l^U^LtO^'^j f ICK^, THE PREFACE. /Have endeavoured to make this edition \:fo7tiething more full and fatisfadhry than thefirji. Ihave fought with the utt nofl care^a nd read with, equal attentionê very thing which has appeared in publick againf my opinions ; / have taken advantage of the candid liberty of my friends ; tind if by thefe means I have been better enabled to difcover the imperfediions of the nvorky the indulgence it has received, imp erfeB as tt was, furniJJjed me with a new motive to fpare no reafonable pains for its improvement. Though I have not found fuficient reafon, or what appeared to mefuf fcienty for making any material change in my theory, Ihave found it necejfary in many places to explain, illujlraie and enforce it. I have prefixed an introdudiory difcourfe concerning Tafle ; it is a matter curious in itfelf', and it leads naturally e?20ugh to the A z principal Iv The PREFACE. frincipal enquiry , 7'bis with the other exi)lanations has made the work confiderably.larger y and by increajing its bulk has, Iam afraid added to its faults-, fo that not withflanding all my attention^i t may ftand hi need of a yet greater Jhare of indulgence than it required at itsfirft appearance. T^hey who are accuJio?ned to Jludies of this nature will expect y and they will allow too for many faults,^h ey know that many of the objeBs of our enquiry are in themf elves obfcure and intricate ; and that many others have been render edfo by affedied refinements Grfalfe learning ; they know that there arê nany i?npediments in thefubjediy in the prejudices of others y and even in our own, that render it a matter of no fmall difficulty to Jhew i?i 'a clear light the genuine, face of 7iature, T^hey k?iow that whilft the mind is inte?2t on the general fcheme of thingsf ome particular parts muft be 7iegle5led\ that we mufi often fubmit the fiyle to the mattery ajid frequently give up the praifi of elegance y fatisfied with being clear. "TheThe PREFA CE. v he chara5lers of nature are legibk it is -true ', but they are not plain enough to en-
To break the current world hour record, field measurements and the model indicate that a cyclist would have to deliver over 440 W for 1 h at sea level, or correspondingly less at altitude. The optimal elevation for future hour record attempts is predicted to be about 2500 m for acclimatized riders and 2000 m for unacclimatized riders.
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