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... wire , or a fine fibre , filament , or hair , may suggest , what is not to be found among natural or artificial pro- ductions , a perfectly flexible and inextensible line . The elementary kinematics of this subject require no ...
... wire , or a fine fibre , filament , or hair , may suggest , what is not to be found among natural or artificial pro- ductions , a perfectly flexible and inextensible line . The elementary kinematics of this subject require no ...
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... wire ; whence their name ; and of the various media in which waves of sound , light , heat , etc. , are propagated . 71. The Amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is the range on one side or the other of the middle point of the course ...
... wire ; whence their name ; and of the various media in which waves of sound , light , heat , etc. , are propagated . 71. The Amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is the range on one side or the other of the middle point of the course ...
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... wire , and the conduction of heat by the earth's crust , as subjects in their generality intractable without it , is to give but a feeble idea of its importance . Unfortunately it is impossible to give a satisfactory proof of it without ...
... wire , and the conduction of heat by the earth's crust , as subjects in their generality intractable without it , is to give but a feeble idea of its importance . Unfortunately it is impossible to give a satisfactory proof of it without ...
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... wire many times about the needle ( as will be explained when we describe the galvanometer ) , multiply the effects of the current so that those of the earth's magnetism may be negligible in comparison . 326. In some cases , however ...
... wire many times about the needle ( as will be explained when we describe the galvanometer ) , multiply the effects of the current so that those of the earth's magnetism may be negligible in comparison . 326. In some cases , however ...
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... wire ; and that these particles exert forces on other such particles of electricity , when in relative motion , different from those they would exert if at relative rest . In the present state of science this is wholly unwarrantable ...
... wire ; and that these particles exert forces on other such particles of electricity , when in relative motion , different from those they would exert if at relative rest . In the present state of science this is wholly unwarrantable ...
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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