The science of mechanics; a critical and historical account of its development (1902)
Mach, Ernst, 1838-1916, McCormick, Thomas Joseph, 1865- tr · Chicago, The Open court publishing company; · leaf 184
in a somewhat dif-ferent manner from thatwhich we pursued in thecase of Galileo. Galileosviews, in their classical sim-plicity, could be given in analmost unmodified form.With Huygens this is notpossible. The latter dealswith more complicatedproblems; his mathematicalmethods and notations be-come… … Huygenss Pendulum Clock. iS8 THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS. Centrifugal 3. We begin with the investigations concerningpetal force. Centrifugal force. When once we have recognised withGaHleo that force determines acceleration, we are im-pelled, unavoidably, to ascribe every change of velocityand…
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