The outlines of physics: an elementary text-book (1897)
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 92
in the slightest degreedisplaced from the position of equilibrium, the force mff THE B ALAN CM 77 will have an active component which tends to increase thedisplacement. Stable equilibrium with support below the center ofmass can be obtained by the use of three points ofsupport. A cylinder lying… … major diameter horizontal (6), it is in stable equilibrium.If the major axis is vertical (c), there will be stability inthe axial direction and instability at right angles to thesame. 74. Experiment 12. — To find the center of mass of an irregularsolid. This experiment depends upon the principle…
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