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IN reference to a letter on the above subject in your issue of July 21, the draught of a vehicle depends largely, though not entirely, upon the ratio that exists between the distance from wheel to wheel and the height of the centre of gravity from the ground. If the wheels are far apart and the centre of gravity low, the carriage is hard to draw; if the wheels are closer or the load higher, the draught is lighter.
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SAUNDERS, C. The Traction of Carriages. Nature 70, 319 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/070319b0
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