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... period it kept its velocity unchanged . 27. That there is at every instant a definite velocity for any moving point , is evident to all , and is matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually ...
... period it kept its velocity unchanged . 27. That there is at every instant a definite velocity for any moving point , is evident to all , and is matter of everyday conversation . Thus , a railway train , after starting , gradually ...
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... periods of time . It is then measured by the increment of velocity , which would have been generated in a unit of time had the acceleration remained throughout that unit the same as at its commencement . The average accelera- tion ...
... periods of time . It is then measured by the increment of velocity , which would have been generated in a unit of time had the acceleration remained throughout that unit the same as at its commencement . The average accelera- tion ...
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... period ( twelve lunar hours ) . Numbers from I. to XII . are placed at marked points along the curve , corresponding to the lunar hours . Proc . R. S. 1865 . Smith's curve is precisely the Hamiltonian hodograph for an imagi- 14 ...
... period ( twelve lunar hours ) . Numbers from I. to XII . are placed at marked points along the curve , corresponding to the lunar hours . Proc . R. S. 1865 . Smith's curve is precisely the Hamiltonian hodograph for an imagi- 14 ...
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... period of time defined as the epoch . [ In the formula , e is the epoch in angular measure . ] The Period of a simple harmonic motion is the time which elapses from any instant unfil the moving point again moves in 20 ́PRELIMINARY .
... period of time defined as the epoch . [ In the formula , e is the epoch in angular measure . ] The Period of a simple harmonic motion is the time which elapses from any instant unfil the moving point again moves in 20 ́PRELIMINARY .
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... period , half - period , three - quarters - period , and complete period or return to zero - phase . Sometimes it is convenient to reckon phase by a number or numerical expression , which may be either a reckoning of angle or a ...
... period , half - period , three - quarters - period , and complete period or return to zero - phase . Sometimes it is convenient to reckon phase by a number or numerical expression , which may be either a reckoning of angle or a ...
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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