Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Volume 1, Part 1At the University Press, 1879 |
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acceleration action algebraic angular velocity anticlastic application Cambridge centre of inertia circle co-ordinates coefficients component configuration constant corresponding course curvature curve cycloidal cylinder degrees of freedom denote determined differential equation direction cosines displacement distance dt dt dt dy dx dy dy dy dy dz dynamical ellipsoid equal equations of motion equilibrium expression finite fluid force formula function give given gyrostatic Hence impulse infinitely small instant integral kinetic energy length linear mass measured momentum moving negative notation osculating plane P₁ parallel particle path perpendicular polygon position principal axes principle quadratic quadratic function quantity radius rectangular resultant rigid body rolling roots rotation round simple harmonic motions solution space spherical harmonic spherical surface St John's College strain suppose tangent plane theorem tion values whole zero αξ
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Page 241 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state.