Elements of Physics: Or, Natural Philosophy, General and Medical ... Comprised in Five Parts, 1. Somatology, Statics, and Dynamics. 2. Mechanics. 3. Pneumatics, Hydraulics and Acoustics. 4. Heat and Light. 5. Animal and Medical Physics ...Lea and Blanchard, 1853 - 486 pagina's |
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Pagina 71 - ... in proportion to its littleness. A man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large ship, seems only to move the boat : but he really moves the ship a little, for, supposing the resistance of the ship to be just a thousand times greater than that of the boat, a thousand men in a thousand boats, pulling simultaneously in the same manner, would make the ship meet them half way.
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Pagina 124 - Where a single beam cannot be found deep enough to have the strength required in any particular case — as for supporting the roof of a house — several beams are joined together, and in a great variety of ways, as is seen in house-rafters, &c., which, although consisting of three or more pieces, may be considered as one very broad beam, with those parts cut out which do not contribute much to the strength.— The arched form...
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