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An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1849)

Smith, Augustus William, 1802-1866 · New York, Harper · leaf 140

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heel andaxle, toothed wheels, pulleys with parallel cords, the inclinedplane, the wedge, and screw. In the lever, and pulleys with inclined cords, the displace-ments must be taken indefinitelysmall. 191. Prop. The principle ofvirtual velocities obtains in thewheel and axle in equilibrium. The… … PRINCIPLE OF VIRTUAL VELOCITIES, ETC. 117 system, they may be considered as acting in the same plane.Also, the wheel and axle receiving a displacement turningabout C, the virtual velocity of R equals 0. Let A and B be the points at which the cords left the wheeland the axle respectively before…

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