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... displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity , tempe- rature , magnetism , electricity ; and that the preliminary consideration of such properties ...
... displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity , tempe- rature , magnetism , electricity ; and that the preliminary consideration of such properties ...
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... displacements of rigid systems — and finally , the deformations of solid and fluid masses . 7. When a point moves from one position to another it must evidently describe a continuous line , which may be curved or straight , or even made ...
... displacements of rigid systems — and finally , the deformations of solid and fluid masses . 7. When a point moves from one position to another it must evidently describe a continuous line , which may be curved or straight , or even made ...
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... displacement , and having its maximum value equal to the ve- locity in the circular motion by which the given function is defined . A Α ' 0 For , in the fig . , if V be the velocity in the circle , it may be represented by OQ in a ...
... displacement , and having its maximum value equal to the ve- locity in the circular motion by which the given function is defined . A Α ' 0 For , in the fig . , if V be the velocity in the circle , it may be represented by OQ in a ...
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... displacement from the middle point , but in opposite direction , or always towards the middle point . Its maximum value is that with which a velocity equal to that of the circular motion would be acquired in the time in which an arc ...
... displacement from the middle point , but in opposite direction , or always towards the middle point . Its maximum value is that with which a velocity equal to that of the circular motion would be acquired in the time in which an arc ...
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... displacement at any instant being , according to the principle of the composition of motions , the geometrical resultant of the displacements due to the component motions separately , these component displacements in the case sup- posed ...
... displacement at any instant being , according to the principle of the composition of motions , the geometrical resultant of the displacements due to the component motions separately , these component displacements in the case sup- posed ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic applied attraction axes axis called Cambridge centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant corresponding cosine couple curvature curve cylinder Demy 8vo denote density described diagram displacement distance edition elastic ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point fixed point fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph inclined infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram particle path pendulum perpendicular portion position pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned resultant right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell simple harmonic motion solid solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain suppose tangent torsion uniform unit University of Cambridge vertical whole wire
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