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The one at Pisa, in Italy, is 178 feet in height, and leans about 14 feet. At Caerphilly, in Glamorganshire, there is a tower which leans eleven feet in eighty. | 1 |
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa continues to stand because the vertical line drawn through its centre of gravity passes within its base.Ganot: Physics. |
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