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... force in maintaining rest , or preventing change of motion , the ' balancing of forces , ' or Equilibrium , is investigated ; in Kinetics , the action of force in producing or in changing motion . 4. In Kinetics it is not mere motion ...
... force in maintaining rest , or preventing change of motion , the ' balancing of forces , ' or Equilibrium , is investigated ; in Kinetics , the action of force in producing or in changing motion . 4. In Kinetics it is not mere motion ...
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... force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of course , stretch a little . It is easy to test that it stretches when under the influence of force , and that it ...
... force tending to pull or stretch it in any direction , up to the strongest it can bear without tearing . It does , of course , stretch a little . It is easy to test that it stretches when under the influence of force , and that it ...
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... Force is any cause which tends to alter a body's natural state of rest , or of uniform motion in a straight line . Force is wholly expended in the Action it produces ; and the body , after the force ceases to act , retains by its ...
... Force is any cause which tends to alter a body's natural state of rest , or of uniform motion in a straight line . Force is wholly expended in the Action it produces ; and the body , after the force ceases to act , retains by its ...
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... force , or the three elements which must be known , before a clear notion of the force under con- sideration can be formed , are , its place of application , its direction , and its magnitude . ( a ) The place of application of a force ...
... force , or the three elements which must be known , before a clear notion of the force under con- sideration can be formed , are , its place of application , its direction , and its magnitude . ( a ) The place of application of a force ...
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... force it makes the unit of force greater in high than in low latitudes . In reality , standards of weight are masses , not forces . They are employed primarily in commerce for the purpose of measuring out a definite quantity of matter ...
... force it makes the unit of force greater in high than in low latitudes . In reality , standards of weight are masses , not forces . They are employed primarily in commerce for the purpose of measuring out a definite quantity of matter ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic applied attraction axes axis called Cambridge centre of gravity centre of inertia circle co-ordinates component configuration consider constant corresponding cosine couple curvature curve Demy 8vo denote density described diagram direction of motion displacement distance Edited elastic ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point fixed point fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph inclined infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal P₁ parallel parallelogram particle path pendulum perpendicular portion position pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius reckoned resultant right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell simple harmonic motion solid solid angle space spherical surface spiral square St John's College straight line strain suppose tangent tion torsion uniform unit University of Cambridge vertical whole wire
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