Essays on several curious and useful subjects, in speculative and mix'd mathematicks : illustrated by a variety of examples (1740)
Simpson, Thomas, 1710-1761, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL · London : Printed by H. Woodfall, jun. for J. Nourse ... · leaf 81
the fame Velocity in thofe Times. P R O P O S I T I O N II. Siippofing that a heavy pendulous Body, ofciHating in a Cycloid,is refilled by an uniform Force, and at the fame time by arare and fimilar Medium, in the duplicate Ratio of the Ve-locity ; To find the Excefs oj the Arc, defcribed in the… … fcribed in the fubfequent Afcent; draw G H E, F/, ^c.parallel to A D, let S be any Place of the Body, and h R, the C 69) the DIflance thro* which it muft freely defcend in uaciio,by a Force equal to its fpecifick Gravity in the given Me-dium, to acquire the fame Velocity as it has in that…
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