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This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In
this case the space described in any interval is that which would be described in
the same time by a point moving uniformly with a velocity equal to that at the ...
This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In
this case the space described in any interval is that which would be described in
the same time by a point moving uniformly with a velocity equal to that at the ...
Page 17
We must therefore consider how , from the actual motions of a set of bodies , we
may find their relative motions with regard to any one of them ; and how , having
given the relative motions of all but one with regard to the latter , and the actual ...
We must therefore consider how , from the actual motions of a set of bodies , we
may find their relative motions with regard to any one of them ; and how , having
given the relative motions of all but one with regard to the latter , and the actual ...
Page 19
... such bodies as the satellites of Jupiter when seen from the earth . Physically ,
the interest of such motions consists in the fact of their being approximately those
of the simplest vibrations of sounding bodies such as a tuning - fork or pianoforte
...
... such bodies as the satellites of Jupiter when seen from the earth . Physically ,
the interest of such motions consists in the fact of their being approximately those
of the simplest vibrations of sounding bodies such as a tuning - fork or pianoforte
...
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sounding bodies such as a tuning - fork or pianoforte - wire ; whence their name ;
and of the various media in which ... or vice versá , in which a crank moving in a
circle works in a straight slot belonging to a body which can only move in a ...
sounding bodies such as a tuning - fork or pianoforte - wire ; whence their name ;
and of the various media in which ... or vice versá , in which a crank moving in a
circle works in a straight slot belonging to a body which can only move in a ...
Page 27
This is intimately connected with the explanation of two sets of important
phenomena , —the rotation of the plane of polarization of light , by quartz and
certain fluids on the one hand , and by transparent bodies under magnetic forces
on the ...
This is intimately connected with the explanation of two sets of important
phenomena , —the rotation of the plane of polarization of light , by quartz and
certain fluids on the one hand , and by transparent bodies under magnetic forces
on the ...
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| Title | Elements of Natural Philosophy, Part 1 Volume 23 of A library of universal literature. Science Clarendon Press series 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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