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CHAPTER III THE RATE OF GROWTH

between different races, as we shall presently see there are between the two sexes, in regard to the epochs of acceleration of growth, in other words, in the 〜phase〝 of the curve.

It is evident that, if we pleased, we might represent the rate of change of acceleration on yet another curve, by constructing a table of 〜second differences〝; this would bring out certain very interesting phenomena, which here however we must not stay to discuss.

Annual Increment of Weight in Man ( kgm. ). (After Quetelet, Anthropomûˋtrie , p. 346*.)
Incrementô ô ô ôIncrement
AgeMaleFemaleô ô ô ôAgeMaleFemale
0〓1〇5ôñ95ôñ6ô ô ô ô12〓134ôñ13ôñ5
1〓2〇2ôñ02ôñ4ô ô ô ô13〓144ôñ03ôñ8
2〓3〇1ôñ51ôñ4ô ô ô ô14〓154ôñ13ôñ7
3〓4〇1ôñ51ôñ5ô ô ô ô15〓164ôñ23ôñ5
4〓5〇1ôñ91ôñ4ô ô ô ô16〓174ôñ33ôñ3
5〓6〇1ôñ91ôñ4ô ô ô ô17〓184ôñ23ôñ0
6〓7〇1ôñ91ôñ1ô ô ô ô18〓193ôñ72ôñ3
7〓8〇1ôñ91ôñ2ô ô ô ô19〓201ôñ91ôñ1
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