Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 728
... direction AC ; but if , by means of the rope E , the boat be faftened to the pole AC , the re- coil of the boat in the direction AC will be juft equal to the push given by the man in the direction CA , fo that no motion will enfue let ...
... direction AC ; but if , by means of the rope E , the boat be faftened to the pole AC , the re- coil of the boat in the direction AC will be juft equal to the push given by the man in the direction CA , fo that no motion will enfue let ...
Page 729
... direction . Thus , in fig . 2. fuppofe we wish to change the direction of the power at E from the direction AC to that of CA , we will find it impoffible to do fo by any other means than the ap- plication of a greater power from D ...
... direction . Thus , in fig . 2. fuppofe we wish to change the direction of the power at E from the direction AC to that of CA , we will find it impoffible to do fo by any other means than the ap- plication of a greater power from D ...
Page 738
... direction CA , and by the reaction of the pin in the direction AP ; and fince thefe three forces are in equilibrio , and keep the body at rest , they are to each other respectively as the fides of the triangle FCA ; therefore A is to U ...
... direction CA , and by the reaction of the pin in the direction AP ; and fince thefe three forces are in equilibrio , and keep the body at rest , they are to each other respectively as the fides of the triangle FCA ; therefore A is to U ...
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