 | William Marrat - 1810 - 512 pages
...micanique de Francaeur. _i tc "*-•;<-' ^O^f .- \ A On the centre of Gravity* 98. DKFS. The centre of gravity of any body, or system of bodies, is that point upon which the body or system, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in all positions : or, it is that point... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1813 - 448 pages
...grindstone, when it is turned rap»»• 9 * idly. CENTRE OF GRAVITY. 177. The centre of gravity, in any body or system of bodies, is that point upon which the body, or system of bodies, acted upon only by gravity, will balance itself in all positions. 178. The centre of gravity, in a... | |
 | James Wood - 1818 - 226 pages
...that of any machine before invented. SECTION V. ON THE CENTER OF GRAVITY. f (1 53.) DEF. .1 HE Center of Gravity of any body, or system of bodies, is that point upon which the body or system, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in all positions*. (154.) Hence it follows,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 308 pages
...THE centre of gravity, or, as it is likewise called, the centre of inertia, of any body, or of any system of bodies, is that point upon which the body,...gravity, will be in equilibrio in every position. Several methods for finding the centre of gravity have been invented ; and from these, and the consideration... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1823 - 666 pages
...equal to the angular velocity destroyed in the given body by its friction in the same time. CENTRE of Gravity of any body, or system of bodies, is that point upon winch the body or system of bodies, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1830 - 308 pages
...does from the grindstone, when it is turned rapidly. Centre of Gravity. ' The centre of gravity, in any body or system of bodies, is that point upon which, the body, or system of bodies, acted upon only by gravity, will balance itself in all positions. The centre of gravity, in a wheel,... | |
 | James Hann, Isaac Dodds - 1833 - 234 pages
...x 49 x 8.1416 x 18' _ = 27482716-8 lb». or 12269 tons. o ON THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY. 72. The centre of gravity of any body or system of bodies is that point about which the body or system, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in any... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1834 - 472 pages
...IFeight, therefore, depends upon the mass ; but gravity has no dependence at all upon it 3. The centre of gravity of any body or system of bodies is that point about which the body or system, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in all... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1835 - 308 pages
...straight lines, as the water does from a grindstone, when it is turned rapidly. The centre of gravity, in any body or system of bodies, is that point upon which the body, or system of bodies, acted upon only by gravity, will balance itself in all positions. Centre of Gravity. The centre of... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1845 - 572 pages
...126 OF THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY. Definition and Characteristics of the Centre of Gravity. 1. The centre of gravity of any body, or system of bodies, is that point in it which, if it be supported or fixed, the body, or system of bodies to which it belongs, will remain... | |
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CENTRE OF GRAVITY Of any body, or system of bodies, is that point upon which the body, or system of bodies, acted upon only by the force of gravity, will balance itself in all positions... 
