The naval architect's and shipbuilder's pocket-book of formulae, rules, and tables and marine engineer's and surveyor's handy book of reference (1884)
Mackrow, Clement · London, C. Lockwood and co. · leaf 159
= weight of bodv. 7V gt The imimlse of a conple impresses on a body a motion ofrotation about its centre of gravity. A = angular velocity in circular measure. L = linear velocity produced by one of two impulses. F = force applied. w = weight of body. I = moment of inertia of w.E- = square of radius… … IXSTAXTAXEOUS AXIS. If P (fig. 126) be the point of applicationof a single impulse (produced by a force f)acting through a line PA, not traversing thecentre of gravity of the rigid body, and xbe the position of the instantaneous axis,the body will rotate round x instead ofround its centre of…
