Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 193
movcments, and gradually return to aposition of rest. Thus when a glass tumbler is struck by a hard body, a tremulous agitationis transmitted to its entire mass, whicli movement gradually diminishes inforce until it finally ceases. Such movements in matter are termed vibra-tions, and when… … cord, or wire. Suppose such a cord, repre-sented by the central line in Fig. 18-4 to beforcibly drawn out to A, and let go; itwould immediately recover its original posi-tion by virtue of its elasticity; but when itreached the central point, it would have ac-quired so much momentum as would causeit…
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