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 208
base. Finally—(4) The stability is increased as the positionof the centre of gravity is lowered. This relation doesnot follow from the equation, since that applies only tothe case of equilibrium, where, as it was expressed, thebody is on the point of overturning. 117.] STABILITY. 189 In order that… … figure. Hence work is done in accomplishing this re-sult, and this is estimated most simply by the productof the weight into the distance which the centre ofgravity is raised (97). The work done increases as theposition of the centre of gravity is lowered. For ex-ample, the initial values of P are…
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