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... matter we are about to introduce . 6. Thus it appears that there are many properties of motion , displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity ...
... matter we are about to introduce . 6. Thus it appears that there are many properties of motion , displacement , and deformation , which may be considered altogether independently of force , mass , chemical constitution , elasticity ...
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... matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ten or of fifty miles an ...
... matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually increases its speed , and every one understands what is meant by saying that at a particular instant it moves at the rate of ten or of fifty miles an ...
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... matter perfectly flexible . It is very inextensible ; that is to say , it yields very little to any application of force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of ...
... matter perfectly flexible . It is very inextensible ; that is to say , it yields very little to any application of force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of ...
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... matter occupying any space is strained in any way , all pairs of points of its substance which are initially at equal distances from one another in parallel lines remain equidistant , it may be at an altered distance ; and in parallel ...
... matter occupying any space is strained in any way , all pairs of points of its substance which are initially at equal distances from one another in parallel lines remain equidistant , it may be at an altered distance ; and in parallel ...
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... - lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some KINEMATICS . 47.
... - lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some KINEMATICS . 47.
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire