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 52
ly in motion, continue tomove for ever, that is, it must present a perpetual mo-tion, which Stevinus deems absurd. Consequently only stevinussthe first case is conceivable. The chain remains in equi- olthe Iawlibrium. The symmetrical portion ADC may, there- dinedfore, without disturbing the… … Fig. 19. Fg- 20. In the cross-section of the prism in Fig. 20 let usimagine AC horizontal, ^C vertical, and AB ^= ■zBC;furthermore, the chain-weights Q and P on AB andBC proportional to the lengths ; it will follow then that 26 THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS. QjP — ABIBC—i. The generalisation is…
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