A Treatise on Statics: With Applications to Physics, Volume 2Clarendon Press, 1889 - Physics |
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A₁ attraction axes axis catenoid centre of gravity charge co-ordinates coefficients components conductor cone constant couple curvature curve cylinder cylindroid denote density direction direction-cosines displacement distance ds ds dx dy dz element element plane ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equation equilibrium equipotential surface expression external forces fixed force-intensity function Hence infinite integral intensity intersect inverse law of attraction length M₁ magnitude mass N₁ normal osculating plane P₁ P₂ parallel parallelopiped particle perpendicular pitch plane position Potential principal produced quadric radius rectangular resultant right line rigid body rotation round shear shearing stress shell Solid Harmonic sphere spherical Spherical Harmonics strain stress string suppose surface surface-density T₁ T₂ tangent tension term Theorem twist vector vertical wire wrench zero µ² аф
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