 | Herbert Spencer - Philosophy, Modern - 1864 - 652 pages
...from a brief consideration of his simple statement of the laws of motion. The first of these laws is : Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform...motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by impressed forces to change that state," Thus Professor Tait quotes, and fully approves,... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - Mechanics - 1867 - 368 pages
...difficulty. 133. We will here repeat the Laws of Motion. I. Every body continues in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled to change that state by force acting on it. II. Change of motion is proportional to the acting force,... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - Mechanics - 1867 - 372 pages
...discuss the First Law of Motion. 10. First Law of Motion. Every body continues in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled to change that state by force acting on it. It is necessary to limit the meaning of the word motion... | |
 | William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait - Calculators - 1867 - 914 pages
...viribiis cogitur statum suum muture. Ecery body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion ma straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by vmfinxsed forces to change that state. 245. The meaning of the term Rest, in physical science, Re*.... | |
 | Manthano - Apologetics - 1872 - 408 pages
...our reach. But the Newtonian law, that " every body or substance continues in its state oT rest, or of uniform motion, in a straight line, except in so...it may be compelled by impressed forces to change thai state," cannot be accepted by human thought. " The continuance of a body at rest," and " the continuance... | |
 | George Farrer Rodwell - Physical sciences - 1873 - 752 pages
...entitled to notice, together with illustrations of the kind of evidence on which their truth depends. straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed for ces to change that slate. If a stone be projected along a level road, the speed with which it leaves... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1874 - 848 pages
...We shall give them as laid down by Newton, and then follow them up with observations on each. ist. Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform...straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it. id. Change of motion is proportional to the impressed... | |
 | William Garnett - 1875 - 332 pages
...trace them into some of their consequences. LAW I. Every body will continue in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by impressed force to change that state. time is required, to produce a finite velocity... | |
 | Peter Guthrie Tait - Energy - 1876 - 420 pages
...brief consideration of his simple statement of the Laws of Motion. The first of these Laws is : — Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform...motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by forces to change that state. In other words, any change whether in the direction or... | |
 | Edward John Gross - Dynamics - 1876 - 276 pages
...the bodies themselves. 98. First Law of Motion. — Every body continues in its own state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by external forces to change that state. 99. Facts suggesting the Law: — (1.) "Daily observation makes... | |
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Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by force to change that state. 
