Cooke, Josiah Parsons, 1827-1894 · Boston, Little, Brown and Company · leaf 269
a variable point,which is called the metacentre; and the equilibrium is still stable,when the centre of gravity is below this point. The position ofthe metacentre depends on the form and position of the body.We shall only be able to point out its position in the case of oneof the simplest solids;… … Fig 239. Fig. 240. be the same as the centre of its figure, or G, and the centre ofpressure the centre of gravity of the part immersed in the liquid,a variable point, depending on the position of the body. If, now,when it is floating on its broadest side, we turn it through theangle e o c (Fig.…
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