The Cambridge Course of Elementary Natural Philosophy: Being the Demonstrations of the Propositions in Mechanics and Hydrostatics in Which Those ... for the Degree of B.A (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from The Cambridge Course of Elementary Natural Philosophy: Being the Demonstrations of the Propositions in Mechanics and Hydrostatics in Which Those Persons Who Are Not Candidates for Honours Are Examined for the Degree of B.A

The amount of a Statical Force is described by stating the number of pounds it would support if the Force were made to act directly opposite to the force of gravity. Thus if the weight of a body were P pounds, and it were pre vented from moving towards the earth's surface by a hand placed beneath it, the resistance offered by the hand to the communication of motion, (that is, the force exercised by the hand), would be P pounds; and if this same pressure were produced by the hand in any other direction, it would be described in the same manner, by saying that it was equal to P pounds, or that it was P pounds.

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