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Observation and experiment have afforded us the means of translating , as it
were , from Kinematics into Dynamics , and vice versa . This is merely mentioned
now in order to show the necessity for , and the value of , the preliminary matter
we ...
Observation and experiment have afforded us the means of translating , as it
were , from Kinematics into Dynamics , and vice versa . This is merely mentioned
now in order to show the necessity for , and the value of , the preliminary matter
we ...
Page 6
It is well to observe here , that since , by our formula , we have generally S v =
and since nothing has been said as to the magnitudes of s and t , we may take
these as small as we choose . Thus we get the same result whether we derive
from ...
It is well to observe here , that since , by our formula , we have generally S v =
and since nothing has been said as to the magnitudes of s and t , we may take
these as small as we choose . Thus we get the same result whether we derive
from ...
Page 17
Their relative motions with regard to the deck are what we immediately observe ,
but if we compound with these the velocity of the steamer itself we get evidently
their actual motion relatively to the earth . Again , in order to get the relative ...
Their relative motions with regard to the deck are what we immediately observe ,
but if we compound with these the velocity of the steamer itself we get evidently
their actual motion relatively to the earth . Again , in order to get the relative ...
Page 52
The axioms of the present chapter must therefore be considered to be due to
actual experience , in the shape either of observation or experiment . How such
experience is to be conducted will form the subject of a subsequent chapter . 172.
The axioms of the present chapter must therefore be considered to be due to
actual experience , in the shape either of observation or experiment . How such
experience is to be conducted will form the subject of a subsequent chapter . 172.
Page 56
It must , of course , be specified in what latitude the observation is made . Thus ,
let W be the mass of a body in pounds ; g the velocity it would acquire in falling
for a second under the influence of its weight , or the earth's attraction diminished
...
It must , of course , be specified in what latitude the observation is made . Thus ,
let W be the mass of a body in pounds ; g the velocity it would acquire in falling
for a second under the influence of its weight , or the earth's attraction diminished
...
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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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