Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 17. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... force was lefs , or the force acting at the other extremity of the machine was greater , the me- The great Galileo opened a new field of fpeculation in his work on Local Motion . He there confiders a change of motion as the indication ...
... force was lefs , or the force acting at the other extremity of the machine was greater , the me- The great Galileo opened a new field of fpeculation in his work on Local Motion . He there confiders a change of motion as the indication ...
Page 755
... force we muft apply , fo that it may be employ - force may ed to the beft advantage , or fo that any expence of ed to the power may produce the greateft performance . It will greatcft ad- be fo much the greater as the work done is ...
... force we muft apply , fo that it may be employ - force may ed to the beft advantage , or fo that any expence of ed to the power may produce the greateft performance . It will greatcft ad- be fo much the greater as the work done is ...
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... force of the Lib . ii . body . Ptolemy Hephestion mentionst a gygonian stone near the ocean , which was agitated when ftruck by the ftalk of an afphodel , but could not be removed by a great exertion of force . The word gygonius feems ...
... force of the Lib . ii . body . Ptolemy Hephestion mentionst a gygonian stone near the ocean , which was agitated when ftruck by the ftalk of an afphodel , but could not be removed by a great exertion of force . The word gygonius feems ...
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