Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel. For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended, and a pair of compasses centered at his navel, the fingers and toes of his two hands and feet will touch the circumference of a circle described therefrom.


Chapter I, Sec. 3 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book III

Vitruvius Quotes

Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel. For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended,...

Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel. For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended,...

Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel. For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended,...

Then again, in the human body the central point is naturally the navel. For if a man be placed flat on his back, with his hands and feet extended,...