The American Hoyle, or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: containing all the games played in the United States, with rules, descriptions, and technicalities, adapted to the American methods of playing (1864)
Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901, Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769 · Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 413
om cannot be made byany other means. The understanding of the various physical principles on whichthe above five strokes are based, will, we think, be facilitated by thefollowing diagram: In this diagram, a represen-tation of a wheel is substitutedfor the figure of a billiard ball,given in the cut… … GENERAL PRINCIPLES. 405 If it be struck above the centre, at No. 3, two distinct forces willbe imparted, to wit: a forward impelling force and a forward rota-tory force. The principle of the following stroke is the same. If the wheel be struck at 4, two tendencies are likewise impartedto it: a…
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