Elements of mechanics: treated by means of the differential and integral calculus (1887)
Peck, William G[uy], 1820-1892. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 143
tardation will become nine times asgreat, and so on. If, therefore, the retardation correspond-ing to a square foot of surface, at any given velocity, bedetermined, the retardation corresponding to any surfaceand any velocity whatever may be computed. Influence of Friction on the Inclined Plane.… … 138 MECHANICS. Let AB represent the plane, 0 the body, OP the powe*on the point of imparting motionup the plane, and OR the weightof the body. Denote the powerby P, the weight by P, the in-clination of the plane by a, andthe angle between the directionof the power and the normal tothe plane by (3.…
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