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Page 53
... 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 motion of two rigid bodies by keeping ...
... 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 motion of two rigid bodies by keeping ...
Page 54
... pressures pro- duced by gravity , is the three V grooves on a stone slab bearing the three legs of an astronomical or magnetic instrument . It is not generally however so ' well - conditioned ' as the trihedral hole , the V groove , and ...
... pressures pro- duced by gravity , is the three V grooves on a stone slab bearing the three legs of an astronomical or magnetic instrument . It is not generally however so ' well - conditioned ' as the trihedral hole , the V groove , and ...
Page 59
... pressure , or gravity , or friction , or any of the attractive or repulsive actions of electricity , magnetism , etc. 184. The three elements specifying a force , or the three elements which must be known , before a clear notion of the ...
... pressure , or gravity , or friction , or any of the attractive or repulsive actions of electricity , magnetism , etc. 184. The three elements specifying a force , or the three elements which must be known , before a clear notion of the ...
Page 60
... pressures , mus cular power , etc. In all cases where great accuracy is required , the results obtained by such a method have to be reduced to what they would have been if the measurements of force had been made by means of a perfect ...
... pressures , mus cular power , etc. In all cases where great accuracy is required , the results obtained by such a method have to be reduced to what they would have been if the measurements of force had been made by means of a perfect ...
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... pressure between a fixed and moving body , the tension of the cord to which a pendulum bob is attached , or the attraction of the sun on a planet if the planet describe a circle with the sun in the centre , are all instances in which no ...
... pressure between a fixed and moving body , the tension of the cord to which a pendulum bob is attached , or the attraction of the sun on a planet if the planet describe a circle with the sun in the centre , are all instances in which no ...
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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 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 vibrations weight whole wire