Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 292
to find theextreme tensionsfrom the curvetraced; points A and B ofsuspension, the weight,and entire length of thecatenary be given, theprocess for finding theextreme tensions is asfollows, viz.: Take asmall chain and sus-pend it against a ver- Fig. 172. … to find theextreme tensionsfrom the pointsof support, theweight, andlength of thecurve: 288 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Ker. l- figure found bymeans of a smallchain: the tensionsfound byconstruction:
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