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Excerpt from A Treatise on Elementary Statics There has existed for some time past a general feeling that the Laws of Motion form the only satisfactory basis on which the science of Statics can be built. So far as I know, all the text-books in use in Cambridge except Prof. Minchin's, treat the subject from quite a different point of view. In this text-book I have endeavoured to supply the wants of students, who are not sufficiently advanced in Pure Mathematics, to read with advantage Professor Minchin's treatise on Analytical Statics. Deducing from the Newtonian definition of force and the parallelogram of velocities, the parallelogram of forces, I obtain the necessary conditions of equilibrium for any material system by means of the third law, without assuming the transmissibility of force, or supposing the system to become rigid. From these and certain geometrical considerations follow the sufficient conditions of equilibrium of a rigid body. This involves the introduction of the conception of the moment of a force about a line, and certain geometrical propositions, which may be regarded as somewhat difficult for a beginner: I am in hopes that these difficulties will not be found insuperable, as it seems to me that there is a distinct gain in clearness and simplicity by this mode of treatment of the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on Statics: With a Biographical Notice of the Author To supply this urgent need, in part, the following little book upon Statics, or the science which treats of the equilibrium of forces applied to solid bodies, has been translated. It has long been known and highly admired by those who are familiar with the scientific literature of France; but to persons who have little or no acquaintance with French authors on such subjects, it may be well to mention, that correct information, so well digested, precise and clear, can be obtained from the literature of no other nation or language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise: On Theoretical Mechanics Kinetics. In statics those cases are considered in which no change of motion is produced by the acting forces, or, as it is commonly expressed, in which the forces are in equilibrium. The investigations of statics are therefore independent of the element of time. Kinetics treats in the most general way Of the changes Of motion produced by forces. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Elementary Treatise on Mechanics Mechanical Science is that in which the laws of forces, and the effects they produce on bodies, are investigated. It is subdivided into four Sciences - Statics, Dynamics, Hydrostatics, and Hydrodynamics. In Statics the effects of forces on solid bodies at rest are examined. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Treatise on Analytical Statics: With Numerous Examples The name Dynamics in modern English nomenclature includes both Statics and Kinetics. It was formerly used for Kinetics alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.