American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... pendulum that swings seconds , is 39 inches and The center of suspension is the point on which the pendulum hangs . A general rule for finding the center of oscillation . If several bodies be fixed to an inflexible rod suspended on a ...
... pendulum that swings seconds , is 39 inches and The center of suspension is the point on which the pendulum hangs . A general rule for finding the center of oscillation . If several bodies be fixed to an inflexible rod suspended on a ...
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... pendulum spring , which is fastened to the axis , and after taking several turns round without touching it , the other end of the spring is fixed to the frame of the ma- chine . By this contrivance the balance will , if not prevented ...
... pendulum spring , which is fastened to the axis , and after taking several turns round without touching it , the other end of the spring is fixed to the frame of the ma- chine . By this contrivance the balance will , if not prevented ...
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... pendulum spring , will likewise act with greater force when cold , and on this account also the vibra- tions will be quicker . The remedies for these causes of im- perfection are the following : 1. The Remontoire . As the irregu ...
... pendulum spring , will likewise act with greater force when cold , and on this account also the vibra- tions will be quicker . The remedies for these causes of im- perfection are the following : 1. The Remontoire . As the irregu ...
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... pendulums vibrating through small arcs in astronomical clocks must be subject to very little resistance indeed from the air , yet it does not fol- low that the rapid vibrations of a balance may not be affected by this cause ; and the ...
... pendulums vibrating through small arcs in astronomical clocks must be subject to very little resistance indeed from the air , yet it does not fol- low that the rapid vibrations of a balance may not be affected by this cause ; and the ...
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... PENDULUM , TRAIN , and the articles thence referred . CHRYSALIS , in natural history , a state of rest and seeming insensibility , which butterflies , moths , and several other kinds of insects , must pass through , before they arrive ...
... PENDULUM , TRAIN , and the articles thence referred . CHRYSALIS , in natural history , a state of rest and seeming insensibility , which butterflies , moths , and several other kinds of insects , must pass through , before they arrive ...
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