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... matter we are about to introduce . 6. Thus it appears that there are many properties of motion , displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity ...
... matter we are about to introduce . 6. Thus it appears that there are many properties of motion , displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity ...
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... matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ten or of fifty miles an ...
... matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ten or of fifty miles an ...
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... matter perfectly flexible . It is very inextensible ; that is to say , it yields very little to any application of force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of ...
... matter perfectly flexible . It is very inextensible ; that is to say , it yields very little to any application of force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of ...
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... matter occupying any space is strained in any way , all pairs of points of its substance which are initially at equal distances from one another in parallel lines remain equidistant , it may be at an altered distance ; and in parallel ...
... matter occupying any space is strained in any way , all pairs of points of its substance which are initially at equal distances from one another in parallel lines remain equidistant , it may be at an altered distance ; and in parallel ...
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... - lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some KINEMATICS . 47.
... - lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some KINEMATICS . 47.
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular cloth co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance elements ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point Extra fcap finite flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving Natural Philosophy normal section Oxford P₁ parallel particle path pendulum perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular resultant right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire
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Page 161 - that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle, with a force whose direction is that of the line joining the two, and whose magnitude is directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of their distances from each other.
Page 65 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by force to change that state.
Page 28 - Fourier's theorem is not only one of the most beautiful results of modern analysis, but may be said to furnish an indispensable instrument in the treatment of nearly every recondite question in modern physics.
Page 161 - Newton generalized the law of attraction into a statement that every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle with a force which varies directly as the product of their masses and inversely as the square of the distance between them; and he thence deduced the law of attraction for spherical shells of constant density.
Page 66 - Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force and takes place in the direction of the straight line in which the force acts.
Page 68 - To every action there is always an equal and contrary reaction; or, the mutual actions of any two bodies are always equal and oppositely directed in the same straight line.
Page 130 - UNTIL we know thoroughly the nature of matter and the forces which produce its motions, it will be utterly impossible to submit to mathematical reasoning the exact conditions of any physical question.