The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 345
... inclination is less than thirty degrees ; and with polished marbles the inclination is not more than fifteen degrees . 1297. When a solid is placed on an inclined plane , if the direction of the centre of gravity falls without its base ...
... inclination is less than thirty degrees ; and with polished marbles the inclination is not more than fifteen degrees . 1297. When a solid is placed on an inclined plane , if the direction of the centre of gravity falls without its base ...
Page 346
... inclined plane a body whose base is formed by a plane surface depends , as we have already observed , on the roughness of the surfaces , as well of the inclined plane as of the base of the body ; and it is only to be dis- covered by ...
... inclined plane a body whose base is formed by a plane surface depends , as we have already observed , on the roughness of the surfaces , as well of the inclined plane as of the base of the body ; and it is only to be dis- covered by ...
Page 357
... inclination as a H horizontal plane , the vertical faces ED FR may be considered as inclined planes of 60 degrees . On this hypothesis it may be demonstrated by mechanics , that to sustain a body between two planes forming an angle of ...
... inclination as a H horizontal plane , the vertical faces ED FR may be considered as inclined planes of 60 degrees . On this hypothesis it may be demonstrated by mechanics , that to sustain a body between two planes forming an angle of ...
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