Stewart, Balfour, 1828-1887 · Toronto : James Campbell · leaf 22
t g, so that this pointwill always be directly under the point from whichthe sheet is hung, and if you push the sheet to oneside it ^\ill return again to its old position. Nowwhat is this peculiar point g ? To find out let me GRAVITY ACTS.] FBYSICS. I3 attach a string to g, and hang the sheet by… … Fig- 3- I hang up the sheet freely by a string, it will putitself in such a position that its centre of gravity oshall be as low as possible. If instead of hanging thesheet by a string I suspend it loosely upon a peg, itwill still try to place the point g as low as it possiblycan, and it will not…
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