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Page 36
... rest , the most general motion of a rigid body of which one point is fixed consists in the rolling of a cone fixed in the body upon a cone fixed in space - the vertices of both being at the fixed point . 111. To complete our kinematical ...
... rest , the most general motion of a rigid body of which one point is fixed consists in the rolling of a cone fixed in the body upon a cone fixed in space - the vertices of both being at the fixed point . 111. To complete our kinematical ...
Page 50
... rest on six convex portions of the surface of a fixed rigid body , the rifle may be replaced any number of times in precisely the same position , for the purpose of testing its accuracy . 169. If one point be constrained to remain in a ...
... rest on six convex portions of the surface of a fixed rigid body , the rifle may be replaced any number of times in precisely the same position , for the purpose of testing its accuracy . 169. If one point be constrained to remain in a ...
Page 51
... rest ; 2nd , it may rotate about either axis of the first Hooke's joint , or any axis in their plane ( two more degrees of freedom : being freedom to rotate about two axes through one point ) ; 3rd , it may , by the two Hooke's joints ...
... rest ; 2nd , it may rotate about either axis of the first Hooke's joint , or any axis in their plane ( two more degrees of freedom : being freedom to rotate about two axes through one point ) ; 3rd , it may , by the two Hooke's joints ...
Page 54
... rest , or moves uni- formly in a straight line . This , the Inertia of matter , is proportional to the quantity of matter in the body . And it follows that some cause is requisite to disturb a body's uniformity of motion , or to change ...
... rest , or moves uni- formly in a straight line . This , the Inertia of matter , is proportional to the quantity of matter in the body . And it follows that some cause is requisite to disturb a body's uniformity of motion , or to change ...
Page 55
... rests on the ground , or on a table , force of the second character , acting downwards , is balanced by force of the first character acting upwards . ( b ) The second element in the specification of a force is its direction . The ...
... rests on the ground , or on a table , force of the second character , acting downwards , is balanced by force of the first character acting upwards . ( b ) The second element in the specification of a force is its direction . The ...
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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