A Treatise on Statics with Applications to Physics, Volume 2Clarendon Press, 1886 |
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A₁ angle attraction axes axis catenoid centre of gravity charge co-ordinates coefficients components conductor cone constant cos² couple curvature curve cylinder cylindroid denote density direction displacement distance dx dy dz Edition element element plane ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equation equilibrium fixed function Hence infinite integral intensity intersect inverse L₁ law of attraction length M.A. Extra fcap M₁ magnitude mass N₁ normal osculating plane P₁ P₂ parallel parallelopiped particle perpendicular pitch plane position Potential quadric radius rectangular resultant right line rigid body rotation round shear shearing stress shell sin² sphere spherical Spherical Harmonics strain stress string suppose surface surface-density T₁ T₂ tangent tension Theorem twist vector vertical W. W. Skeat wire wrench Y₁ zero µ² аф
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