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... 7 DIVISION II . ABSTRACT DYNAMICS . V. INTRODUCTORY VI . STATICS OF A PARTICLE . ATTRACTION 99 VII . STATICS OF SOLIDS AND FLUIDS " " APPENDIX " " 130 134 29 193 " " 276 Y DIVISION I. PRELIMINARY . CHAPTER I. - KINEMATICS .
... 7 DIVISION II . ABSTRACT DYNAMICS . V. INTRODUCTORY VI . STATICS OF A PARTICLE . ATTRACTION 99 VII . STATICS OF SOLIDS AND FLUIDS " " APPENDIX " " 130 134 29 193 " " 276 Y DIVISION I. PRELIMINARY . CHAPTER I. - KINEMATICS .
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... particle , however , there can be no abrupt change of velocity , nor of direction unless where the velocity is zero , since ( as we shall afterwards see ) such would imply the action of an infinite force . It is useful to con- sider at ...
... particle , however , there can be no abrupt change of velocity , nor of direction unless where the velocity is zero , since ( as we shall afterwards see ) such would imply the action of an infinite force . It is useful to con- sider at ...
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... particle moving at each instant with the same velocity and the same direction as the particle of fluid passing , at the same instant , through the point referred to . ] 50. In the case of a projectile ( § 44 ) , the horizontal velocity ...
... particle moving at each instant with the same velocity and the same direction as the particle of fluid passing , at the same instant , through the point referred to . ] 50. In the case of a projectile ( § 44 ) , the horizontal velocity ...
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... particle moves with acceleration towards a fixed point , varying inversely as the square of the distance , its orbit is a conic section , with this point for one focus , And conversely ( §§ 47 , 51 , 62 ) , if the orbit be a conic sec ...
... particle moves with acceleration towards a fixed point , varying inversely as the square of the distance , its orbit is a conic section , with this point for one focus , And conversely ( §§ 47 , 51 , 62 ) , if the orbit be a conic sec ...
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... particle of the string is simple harmonic . When the harmonic motion is complex , but in one line , as is the case for any point in a violin- , harp- , or pianoforte - string ( differing , as these do , from one another in their motions ...
... particle of the string is simple harmonic . When the harmonic motion is complex , but in one line , as is the case for any point in a violin- , harp- , or pianoforte - string ( differing , as these do , from one another in their motions ...
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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.