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This is evident from the definition of the tangent to a curve . 9. If the path be not
straight the direction of motion changes from point to point , and the rate of this
change , per unit of length of the curve , is called the Curvature . To exemplify this
...
This is evident from the definition of the tangent to a curve . 9. If the path be not
straight the direction of motion changes from point to point , and the rate of this
change , per unit of length of the curve , is called the Curvature . To exemplify this
...
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curve , and if it be made up of portions of straight or curved lines it is called a
plane polygon . If the line do not lie in one plane , we have in one case what is
called a curve of double curvature , in the other a gauche polygon . The term '
curve of ...
curve , and if it be made up of portions of straight or curved lines it is called a
plane polygon . If the line do not lie in one plane , we have in one case what is
called a curve of double curvature , in the other a gauche polygon . The term '
curve of ...
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In the mechanical tracing of curves , a flexible and inextensible cord is often
supposed . Thus , in drawing an ellipse , the focal property of the curve shows us
that if we fix the ends of such a cord to the foci and keep it stretched by a pencil ,
the ...
In the mechanical tracing of curves , a flexible and inextensible cord is often
supposed . Thus , in drawing an ellipse , the focal property of the curve shows us
that if we fix the ends of such a cord to the foci and keep it stretched by a pencil ,
the ...
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The points , P , Q , etc. , must form a continuous curve , for ( $ 7 ) OP cannot
change abruptly in direction . Now if ( be a point near to P , OP and OQ represent
two successive values of the velocity . Hence PQ is the whole change of velocity
...
The points , P , Q , etc. , must form a continuous curve , for ( $ 7 ) OP cannot
change abruptly in direction . Now if ( be a point near to P , OP and OQ represent
two successive values of the velocity . Hence PQ is the whole change of velocity
...
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In other words , if a point move in a curve , whether with a uniform or a varying
velocity , its change of direction is to be regarded as constituting an acceleration
towards the centre of curvature , equal in amount to the square of the velocity ...
In other words , if a point move in a curve , whether with a uniform or a varying
velocity , its change of direction is to be regarded as constituting an acceleration
towards the centre of curvature , equal in amount to the square of the velocity ...
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| Title | Elements of Natural Philosophy, Volume 1 Volume 23 of A library of universal literature. Part one - Science [vol.23] Clarendon Press series Elements of Natural Philosophy, Peter Guthrie Tait Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Authors | William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1873 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 May 2011 |
| Length | 279 pages |
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