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Page 54
... Action it produces ; and the body , after the force ceases to act , retains by its inertia the direction of motion ... actions of electricity , magnetism , etc. 184. The three elements specifying a force , or the 54 PRELIMINARY .
... Action it produces ; and the body , after the force ceases to act , retains by its inertia the direction of motion ... actions of electricity , magnetism , etc. 184. The three elements specifying a force , or the 54 PRELIMINARY .
Page 60
... action of gravity , which will be given under Abstract Dynamics , shows that , except in a definite class of distributions of matter , there is no fixed point which can properly be called the Centre of Gravity of a rigid body . In ...
... action of gravity , which will be given under Abstract Dynamics , shows that , except in a definite class of distributions of matter , there is no fixed point which can properly be called the Centre of Gravity of a rigid body . In ...
Page 67
... action of one force only ; so that we may logically put a part of the second law in the following ( apparently ) ... actions of various forces upon the same body for equal times , we evidently have changes of velocity produced which are ...
... action of one force only ; so that we may logically put a part of the second law in the following ( apparently ) ... actions of various forces upon the same body for equal times , we evidently have changes of velocity produced which are ...
Page 68
... action of an electrified body on a number of solid or hollow spheres of the same external diameter , and of ... action there is always an equal and contrary reaction : or , the mutual actions of any two bodies are always equal and ...
... action of an electrified body on a number of solid or hollow spheres of the same external diameter , and of ... action there is always an equal and contrary reaction : or , the mutual actions of any two bodies are always equal and ...
Page 69
... action of an agent be measured by the product of its force into its velocity ; and if , similarly , the reaction of the resistance be measured by the velocities of its several parts into their several forces , whether these arise from ...
... action of an agent be measured by the product of its force into its velocity ; and if , similarly , the reaction of the resistance be measured by the velocities of its several parts into their several forces , whether these arise from ...
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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