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... applied by the tidal committee of the British Association for a mechanical tide- indicator ( compare § 77 below ) . An arm CQ turning round C carries an arm Q'S turning round Q. Toothed wheels , one of them fixed with its axis through C ...
... applied by the tidal committee of the British Association for a mechanical tide- indicator ( compare § 77 below ) . An arm CQ turning round C carries an arm Q'S turning round Q. Toothed wheels , one of them fixed with its axis through C ...
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... applied to previous observa- tions ' . We may exhibit , graphically , the various preceding cases of single or compound simple harmonic motions in one line by curves in which the abscissae represent intervals of time , and the ordinates ...
... applied to previous observa- tions ' . We may exhibit , graphically , the various preceding cases of single or compound simple harmonic motions in one line by curves in which the abscissae represent intervals of time , and the ordinates ...
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... applied in any other order as well as that stated . Thus , if the simple elongation is made first , the body thus altered must get just the same shear in planes perpendicular to the line of elongation as the originally unaltered body ...
... applied in any other order as well as that stated . Thus , if the simple elongation is made first , the body thus altered must get just the same shear in planes perpendicular to the line of elongation as the originally unaltered body ...
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... applying and maintaining six mutual pressures between two bodies touching one another at six points . A geometrical slide ' is any arrangement to apply five degrees of constraint , and leave one degree of freedom , to the relative ...
... applying and maintaining six mutual pressures between two bodies touching one another at six points . A geometrical slide ' is any arrangement to apply five degrees of constraint , and leave one degree of freedom , to the relative ...
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... applied to the ' Deflector , ' an adjustible magnet laid on the glass of the compass bowl and used , according to a principle first we believe given by Sir Edward Sabine , to discover the ' semicircular ' error produced by the ship's ...
... applied to the ' Deflector , ' an adjustible magnet laid on the glass of the compass bowl and used , according to a principle first we believe given by Sir Edward Sabine , to discover the ' semicircular ' error produced by the ship's ...
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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 cord corresponding 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 formulae friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal inclined infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ parallel parallelogram particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular relative 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 tion torsion uniform unit vertical weight whole wire