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Page 11
This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In
this case the space described in any interval is that which would be described in
the same time by a point moving uniformly with a velocity equal to that at the ...
This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In
this case the space described in any interval is that which would be described in
the same time by a point moving uniformly with a velocity equal to that at the ...
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 55
Even the most rigid substances , when brought together , do not touch at a point
merely , but mould each other so as to produce a surface of application . On the
other hand , gravity is a force of which the place of application is the whole matter
...
Even the most rigid substances , when brought together , do not touch at a point
merely , but mould each other so as to produce a surface of application . On the
other hand , gravity is a force of which the place of application is the whole matter
...
Page 56
We have P = Wg . The force of gravity on the body , in gravitation units , is W. 186.
According to the common system followed in modern mathematical treatises on
dynamics , the unit of mass is g times the mass of the standard or unit weight .
We have P = Wg . The force of gravity on the body , in gravitation units , is W. 186.
According to the common system followed in modern mathematical treatises on
dynamics , the unit of mass is g times the mass of the standard or unit weight .
Page 57
According to this formula , therefore , polar gravity will be g = 32.088 x 1.00513 =
32.252 . 188. As gravity does not furnish a definite standard , independent of
locality , recourse must be had to something else . The principle of measurement
...
According to this formula , therefore , polar gravity will be g = 32.088 x 1.00513 =
32.252 . 188. As gravity does not furnish a definite standard , independent of
locality , recourse must be had to something else . The principle of measurement
...
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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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