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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 56
It is a secondary application of our standards of mass employ them for the
measurement of forces , such as steam pressures , muscular power , etc. In all
cases where great accuracy is required , the results obtained by such a method
have to ...
It is a secondary application of our standards of mass employ them for the
measurement of forces , such as steam pressures , muscular power , etc. In all
cases where great accuracy is required , the results obtained by such a method
have to ...
Page 63
Thus the mutual normal pressure between a fixed and moving body , the tension
of the cord to which a pendulum bob is attached , or the attraction of the sun on a
planet if the planet describe a circle with the sun in the centre , are all instances ...
Thus the mutual normal pressure between a fixed and moving body , the tension
of the cord to which a pendulum bob is attached , or the attraction of the sun on a
planet if the planet describe a circle with the sun in the centre , are all instances ...
Page 68
But more is required before we can completely understand the more complex
cases of motion , especially those in which we have mutual actions between or
amongst two or more bodies ; such as , for instance , attractions , or pressures , or
...
But more is required before we can completely understand the more complex
cases of motion , especially those in which we have mutual actions between or
amongst two or more bodies ; such as , for instance , attractions , or pressures , or
...
Page 80
When two bodies , in relative motion , come into contact , pressure begins to act
between them to prevent any parts of them from jointly occupying the same space
. This force commences from nothing at the first point of collision , and gradually ...
When two bodies , in relative motion , come into contact , pressure begins to act
between them to prevent any parts of them from jointly occupying the same space
. This force commences from nothing at the first point of collision , and gradually ...
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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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