A text book of elementary mechanics, for the use of colleges and schools (1881)
Dana, Edward Salisbury, 1849-1935 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 202
free to turn about it, ivill bein equilibrium, under the action of gravity, if the verti-cal line through the centre of gravity passes through thepoint or axis of support. Such a body (Figs. 106, 107,108) is acted upon by two forces, (1) the weight acting [174. EQUILIBRIUM. 183 vertically downward… … FlG. 106. Fig. 107. cal line through the centre of gravity must pass throughthe point of support, 173. Hence, to find the centre of gravity of any bodyby experiment: first support the body, as by a string, atone point, and when at rest extend the vertical linethrough the body; then suspend it from…
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