 | John Smeaton - 1796 - 144 pages
...load at a maximum that fails of a f1milar figure and pojition will overcome, at a given dijlance fnm the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius, Geometry informs us, that in fimilar figures the furfaces areas the fquares of their fimilar fides;... | |
 | James Ferguson, David Brewster - 1806 - 532 pages
...time, will be reciprocally as the radius or length of the sail. Maxim 7. The load, at a maximum, which sails of a similar figure and position will overcome,...centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. Maxim 8. The effects of sails of similar figure and position are as the square of the radius. Maxim... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1809 - 778 pages
...number of turns in a given time will be reciprocally as the radius or length of the sail. Maxim 7. The load at a maximum that sails of a similar figure...centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. Maxim 8. The effect of sails of similar figure and position, are as the square of the radius. Carol.... | |
 | William Marrat - 1810 - 512 pages
...species for draining water, &c. lose much of their effect by acting against one invarable opposition. 15. In sails of a similar figure and position, the...not increase the power ; because what is gained by the length of the lever is lost by the slowness of the motion. Hence also, if the sails are increased... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1814 - 520 pages
...number of turns in a given time will be reciprocally as the radius or length of the sail. Maxim 7- — The load, at a maximum, that sails of a similar figure...centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. * This maxim was confirmed by Enler, Lambert, and Coulomb, •who makes the effect, exactly proportional... | |
 | John Smeaton - 1814 - 276 pages
...The load at a maximum that fails of a fimfilar figure and pofition will overcome, at a given diftance from the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. Geometry informs us, that in fimilar figures the furfaces are as the fquares of their fimilar fides;... | |
 | 1816 - 762 pages
...The load, at a maximum, that fails of afimilar figure and petition wHI overcome, at a given diftance from the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. 17. The effects of fails of fimilar poution and figure are as the fquare of the radius. Hence, augmenting the length of... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 748 pages
...load, at a maximum, that fails of a. fimilar figure and pofition will overcome, at a given diftance from the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. 17. The effefts of fails of fimilar pofition and He in proportion to the quantity figure are as the fquare... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 444 pages
...time, will be reciprocally as the radius or length of the sail. Maxim 7. The load, at a maximum, which sails of a similar figure and position will overcome,...centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. Maxim 8. The effects of sails of similar figure and position are as the square of the radius. Maxim... | |
 | 1823 - 876 pages
...Maxim 7. The load at a maximum that sails of 4 similar figure and position will overcome at a givea distance from the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. Maxim 8. The effects of sails of similar figure and position arc as the square of the radius. Maxim... | |
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... (7) The load, at a maximum, that sails of a similar figure and position will overcome, at a given distance from the centre of motion, will be as the cube of the radius. 
