The elements of natural and experimental philosophy .. (1834)
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840, Smith, E. A · New York, M'Elrath, Bangs & Herbert · leaf 51
on ? 119.Where must the line of direction come to prevent a body from falling?120. Explain this by means of a diagram. 121. What inference ofpractical utility may be drawn from this illustration? 122. Why is aheavy body more apt to keep an upright position, when placed on a broadbase, than on a… … OF PENDULUMS. 49 4. We tipply this principle in the common actions of life ; thus,we bend our bodies forward when we rise from a chair, or go upstairs;—so a man leans forward when he carries a burden on hisback; and to the right and left, as he carries it on the oppositeside. OF PENDULUMS. X. A…
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