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 64
tant, the two momentspu and qv are with respect to it equal to each other. 4. With the assistance of this principle Varignon is varignonsnow in a position to treatthe machines in a muchsimpler manner than werehis predecessors. Let usconsider, for example,(Fig. 31) a rigid bodycapable of rotation… … 38 THE SCIENCE OF MECHANICS. The deduc- that the effect of the forces is not altered if their pointslaw of the of appHcation be displaced along their line of action, lever from . ,, . ., i-,- ji the parai- Since all points in the same direction are rigidly con-princliOe. nected with one another and…
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