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... remarkable theorems to which it leads is this : The Hodograph for the motion of a planet or comet is .. always a circle , whatever be the form and dimensions of the orbit . The proof will be given immediately . It was shown ( 835 ) that ...
... remarkable theorems to which it leads is this : The Hodograph for the motion of a planet or comet is .. always a circle , whatever be the form and dimensions of the orbit . The proof will be given immediately . It was shown ( 835 ) that ...
Page 50
... remarkable corol- lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some axis . We shall ...
... remarkable corol- lary that three pure strains produced one after another , in any piece of matter , each without rotation , may be so adjusted as to leave the body unstrained , but rotated through some angle about some axis . We shall ...
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... remarkable for disregard of geome trical and dynamical principles in their slides , micrometer screws , and clamps . Good workmanship cannot compensate for bad design , whether in the safety - valve of an ironclad , or the movements and ...
... remarkable for disregard of geome trical and dynamical principles in their slides , micrometer screws , and clamps . Good workmanship cannot compensate for bad design , whether in the safety - valve of an ironclad , or the movements and ...
Page 69
... be imagined to be moving with any uniform velocity in any direction whatever through infinite space . But it is remarkable that the first law of motion enables us ( § 215 , below ) to explain DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 69.
... be imagined to be moving with any uniform velocity in any direction whatever through infinite space . But it is remarkable that the first law of motion enables us ( § 215 , below ) to explain DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 69.
Page 71
... rest . 221. A remarkable consequence follows immediately from this view of the second law . Since forces are measured by the changes of motion they produce , and their directions assigned by the DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 71.
... rest . 221. A remarkable consequence follows immediately from this view of the second law . Since forces are measured by the changes of motion they produce , and their directions assigned by the DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 71.
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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