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... practical branches , MECHANISM . 5. 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 ...
... practical branches , MECHANISM . 5. 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 ...
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... practical applications of this theory , which are in general extremely simple ; although curious , and not always very easy , geometrical problems occur in connexion with it . We shall say nothing here about such cases as knots ...
... practical applications of this theory , which are in general extremely simple ; although curious , and not always very easy , geometrical problems occur in connexion with it . We shall say nothing here about such cases as knots ...
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... practical methods of effecting such a com- bination in the simple case of the movements of two points are useful in scientific illustrations and in certain mechanical arrange- ments . Let two moving points be joined by a uniform elastic ...
... practical methods of effecting such a com- bination in the simple case of the movements of two points are useful in scientific illustrations and in certain mechanical arrange- ments . Let two moving points be joined by a uniform elastic ...
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... practical me- chanics , acoustics , and physical optics ; such as the marching of troops over a suspension bridge , the sympathy of pendulums or tuning - forks , etc. 79. We may exhibit , graphically , the various preceding cases of ...
... practical me- chanics , acoustics , and physical optics ; such as the marching of troops over a suspension bridge , the sympathy of pendulums or tuning - forks , etc. 79. We may exhibit , graphically , the various preceding cases of ...
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... practical measure of the mass of a body is its Weight . His experiments on pendulums , by which he establishes this most important remark , will be described later , in our chapter on Properties of Matter . As will be presently ...
... practical measure of the mass of a body is its Weight . His experiments on pendulums , by which he establishes this most important remark , will be described later , in our chapter on Properties of Matter . As will be presently ...
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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