A system of natural philosophy, designed for the use of schools and academies (1845)
Moffat, J[ohn] M. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 36
no motions with which we are acquainted thatcan be considered, strictly speaking, as instances of simple mo-tion; for the effects of gravitation and the diurnal motion of theearth are alone sufficient to occasion some degree of complexity What will be the direction and amount of a motion produced… … * See Introduction, 5. 34 MECHANICS. in all motions taking place on the earths surface. Simple motiontherefore is only relative. . 45. Suppose two persons to be seated on the opposite sides otan omnibus, or any other oblong carriage, and to pass a ball for-wards and backwards, from one to the…
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