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Page 66
... determination of fixed directions in space ( 233 ) is made to depend upon the rotation of groups of particles exerting ... determined , by the mass of the body , we have the change of motion referred to in Newton's law as the measure of ...
... determination of fixed directions in space ( 233 ) is made to depend upon the rotation of groups of particles exerting ... determined , by the mass of the body , we have the change of motion referred to in Newton's law as the measure of ...
Page 79
... . 257. The theory of energy shows a very clear and simple test for discriminating these characters , or determining whether the equilibrium is neutral , stable , or unstable , in any DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 79.
... . 257. The theory of energy shows a very clear and simple test for discriminating these characters , or determining whether the equilibrium is neutral , stable , or unstable , in any DYNAMICAL LAWS AND PRINCIPLES . 79.
Page 81
... determination of the motion , or to answering such a partial question as ' how great will be the whole deflection produced ? ' can be founded on a knowledge of the time - integral ' alone . If , for instance , the force be at first very ...
... determination of the motion , or to answering such a partial question as ' how great will be the whole deflection produced ? ' can be founded on a knowledge of the time - integral ' alone . If , for instance , the force be at first very ...
Page 86
... determined from the line and amount of the velocity or force , § 46. If a body is struck , the change of its moment of momentum about any axis is equal to the moment of the impact round that axis . But , without considering the measure ...
... determined from the line and amount of the velocity or force , § 46. If a body is struck , the change of its moment of momentum about any axis is equal to the moment of the impact round that axis . But , without considering the measure ...
Page 89
... determination of the motion of any conservative system from one to another of any two configurations , when the sum of ... determined and employed to express the solution of the kinetic problem was called the Characteristic Function , by ...
... determination of the motion of any conservative system from one to another of any two configurations , when the sum of ... determined and employed to express the solution of the kinetic problem was called the Characteristic Function , by ...
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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 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 friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular 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 theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire