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 47
equilibrium. If a body has but asingle point of support, *?; igtwKv J§j§p^ it can be in equilibriumonly when its centre ofgravity lies somewhereon a vertical through thatpoint. An example isshown in Fig. 23, whichrepresents a boy balanc-ing a cane upon his finger.In the figure, g is thecentre of… … Where is the centre of gravity of a straight line? Of a square t Rectangle?Circlet Ellipse? (41.) When is a body in equilibrium? When a body rests ona point, where must the centre of gravity be ? Example. GRAVITATION. 45 be in equilibrium only when its centre of gravity lies in avertical drawn…
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