Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 32
ces, and thebird will move exactly as though impelled by the singleforce CA. How is the resultant found when the components are known ?components found ? (23.) Explain the flight of a bird. How are the MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES. 29 Practical Example of Resolution of Forces. 24. When a sail-boat is… … Fig. 11. other, ba, at right angles to it. The first component aloneis effective in giving a forward motion to the boat, whilstthe second is partly destroyed by the resistance Avhieh the ^water offers to the keel, and partly employed in giving a **lateral motion to the boat. This lateral motion is…
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