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Page 4
In theory a pulley is simply a smooth body which changes the direction of a
flexible and inextensible cord stretched across part of its surface ; in practice ( to
escape as much as possible of the inevitable friction ) it is a wheel , on part of
whose ...
In theory a pulley is simply a smooth body which changes the direction of a
flexible and inextensible cord stretched across part of its surface ; in practice ( to
escape as much as possible of the inevitable friction ) it is a wheel , on part of
whose ...
Page 54
Force is wholly expended in the Action it produces ; and the body , after the force
ceases to act , retains by its inertia the direction of motion and the velocity which
were given to it . Force may be of divers kind , as pressure , or gravity , or friction ...
Force is wholly expended in the Action it produces ; and the body , after the force
ceases to act , retains by its inertia the direction of motion and the velocity which
were given to it . Force may be of divers kind , as pressure , or gravity , or friction ...
Page 65
A curling - stone , projected along a horizontal surface of ice , travels equal
distances , except in so far as it is retarded by friction and by the resistance of the
air , in successive intervals of time during which the earth turns through equal
angles .
A curling - stone , projected along a horizontal surface of ice , travels equal
distances , except in so far as it is retarded by friction and by the resistance of the
air , in successive intervals of time during which the earth turns through equal
angles .
Page 69
... resistance be measured by the velocities of its several parts into their several
forces , whether these arise from friction , cohesion , weight , or acceleration ; --
action and reaction , in all combinations of machines , will be equal and opposite
.
... resistance be measured by the velocities of its several parts into their several
forces , whether these arise from friction , cohesion , weight , or acceleration ; --
action and reaction , in all combinations of machines , will be equal and opposite
.
Page 73
But in Newton's day , and long afterwards , it was supposed that work was
absolulely lost by friction ; and , indeed , this statement is still to be found even in
recent authoritative treatises . But we must defer the examination of this point till
we ...
But in Newton's day , and long afterwards , it was supposed that work was
absolulely lost by friction ; and , indeed , this statement is still to be found even in
recent authoritative treatises . But we must defer the examination of this point till
we ...
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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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