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... measure its design ; they wished me to turn it into a complete treatise upon Elementary Statics and Dynamics ... measuring sufficiently my own power to carry them into effect : at any rate the patchwork that was necessary in order to ...
... measure its design ; they wished me to turn it into a complete treatise upon Elementary Statics and Dynamics ... measuring sufficiently my own power to carry them into effect : at any rate the patchwork that was necessary in order to ...
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... measure , 2 , 3 ; First Law of Motion , 4 : meaning of the term Accelerating Force and its measure , 5 , 6 , 7 ; Second Law of Motion , and proof of the pre- ceding assertion , 8 ; impulsive forces , 9 ; paralellogram of Velo- cities ...
... measure , 2 , 3 ; First Law of Motion , 4 : meaning of the term Accelerating Force and its measure , 5 , 6 , 7 ; Second Law of Motion , and proof of the pre- ceding assertion , 8 ; impulsive forces , 9 ; paralellogram of Velo- cities ...
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... measure , or , in technical language , as a unit . When any subject of which we speak has length , breadth , or thickness , it is easy to comprehend in what sense it can be said to consist of so many , say twenty , units of its ...
... measure , or , in technical language , as a unit . When any subject of which we speak has length , breadth , or thickness , it is easy to comprehend in what sense it can be said to consist of so many , say twenty , units of its ...
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... measurement and can be expressed in numbers which indicate what multiples they are of the unit of force . It is perfectly arbitrary with us what particular force we take as the unit wherewith to measure all others ; we consult ...
... measurement and can be expressed in numbers which indicate what multiples they are of the unit of force . It is perfectly arbitrary with us what particular force we take as the unit wherewith to measure all others ; we consult ...
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... unit which it is found most convenient to employ for measuring forces is what is commonly called a pound weight ; i . e . it is a force equal , according to the above defini- tion of equality , to just so much of the 6 [ Art . 9 STATICS .
... unit which it is found most convenient to employ for measuring forces is what is commonly called a pound weight ; i . e . it is a force equal , according to the above defini- tion of equality , to just so much of the 6 [ Art . 9 STATICS .
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accelerating force action of gravity angle annexed figure applied axis beam bisects body Cambridge centre of gravity centripetal force circle cloth coefficient of friction couple Crown 8vo curve cycloid cylinder diagonal distance Edition English Notes equal and opposite equation equi extremity F. D. MAURICE Fellow of St force of gravity forces acting friction ft² fulcrum Greek Text hence horizontal plane inclined plane indefinitely small interval John's College late Fellow Law of Motion length lever M.A. Fellow meet middle point moving P₁ parabola parallelogram of forces pass perpendicular point of application position of equilibrium produced proportional pulley radius reaction represent respectively rest resultant sewed shew sides smooth space sphere Statics straight line string supposed surface tension Theological Manuals three forces Trinity College uniform unit virtual velocities W₁ W₂ wheel
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