 ... the centre of gravity of a body is the point at which acts the resultant of all the forces, caused by the earth's attraction upon the particles, of which the body is composed. The centre of gravity...  Ship Stability for Masters and Mates - Page 11by Bryan Barrass, Capt D R Derrett - 2011 - 548 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Sir Philip Magnus - Mechanics - 1875 - 352 pages
...the point where the whole weight of the body acts is the centre of gravity of the body, and therefore the centre of gravity of a body is the point at which acts the resultant of all the forces, caused by the earth's attraction upon the particles, of which... | |
 | sir Philip Magnus (1st bart.) - Mechanics - 1876 - 368 pages
...the point where the whole weight of the body acts is the centre of gravity of the body, and therefore the centre of gravity of a body is the point at which acts the resultant of all the forces, caused by the earth's attraction upon the particles, of which... | |
 | sir Philip Magnus (1st bart.) - 1877 - 360 pages
...the point where the whole weight of the body acts is the centre of gravity of the body, and therefore the centre of gravity of a body is the point at which acts the resultant of all the forces, caused by the earth's attraction upon the particles, of which... | |
 | Thomas William Foster (mathematician.) - 1881 - 66 pages
...axle, so that the dead-points do not coincide for both. no. Define the centre of gravity of a body. The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which the whole weight of the body may be conceived to act. (a.) What is the theoretical method of finding... | |
 | William James Browne - Mechanics - 1883 - 218 pages
...weight of the body. Its point of application, The Centre of Gravity, may be thus defined : — (1) The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which the resultant attraction of the earth upon it, regarded as the resultant of a series of parallel forces,... | |
 | John B. Gifford - Physics - 1894 - 276 pages
...sides represent the directions of the components. VI. GRAVITY. 2. CENTRE OF GRAVITY EXPERIMENT 39. The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which the body may be supported in any position. 3. LINE OF DIRECTION. The line of direction of a body is... | |
 | Ewart Sigmund Andrews - Mechanical engineering - 1915 - 340 pages
...equilibrium. Stable Unstable Neutral equilibrium equilibrium equilibrium Fig. 135. SUMMARY OF CHAPTER XIII. The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which the resultant weight of the whole body may be considered to act. __2wia;1 _Sum of moments of separate... | |
 | Arnold Masterman, Robert M Boyce - Technology & Engineering - 1990 - 238 pages
...degree Celsius rise in temperature, provided the volume is constant'. Centre of gravity and stability The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which the whole weight of the body can be taken as acting, regardless of the position of the body. The centre... | |
 | Roger Muncaster - Juvenile Nonfiction - 1993 - 964 pages
...resolve twice and take moments once, or resolve once and take moments twice, or take moments three times. The centre of gravity of a body is the point at which its weight can be taken to act. 5 WORK, ENERGY, POWER 5.1 WORK If a body moves as a result of a force... | |
 | M. M. Malhotra, R. Subramanian - Science - 1994 - 586 pages
...CG) of the body. 4J Centre of Gravity The centre of gravity can, therefore, be defined as follows: 'The Centre of Gravity of a body is the point at which the resultant gravitational force on the body acts, irrespective of the orientation of the body'. In... | |
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