Mathematics, mechanics, heatAmerican School of Correspondence, 1903 - Engineering |
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... Wheels and Axles 47 Time : 44 Inclined Planes 50 Solar Time 44 Wedges 53 Apparent Solar Day 45 Screws 55 Mean Solar Time 45 Friction : Siderial Time 45 Laws of Friction Siderial Day 45 Table of Coefficients 69 57 ... Wheel Undershot CONTENTS.
... Wheels and Axles 47 Time : 44 Inclined Planes 50 Solar Time 44 Wedges 53 Apparent Solar Day 45 Screws 55 Mean Solar Time 45 Friction : Siderial Time 45 Laws of Friction Siderial Day 45 Table of Coefficients 69 57 ... Wheel Undershot CONTENTS.
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... Wheel Undershot Wheel Unit Stress 6 Turbine Wheel Page 56 57 57 Deformation 7 Pneumatics : Elastic Limit 7 Barometers : Ultimate Breaking Strength 8 Mercury Column 59 Laws of Stress 8 Aneroid Barometer 60 Coefficient of Elasticity 9 ...
... Wheel Undershot Wheel Unit Stress 6 Turbine Wheel Page 56 57 57 Deformation 7 Pneumatics : Elastic Limit 7 Barometers : Ultimate Breaking Strength 8 Mercury Column 59 Laws of Stress 8 Aneroid Barometer 60 Coefficient of Elasticity 9 ...
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... wheel of an engine makes 60 revolu tions per minute , through how many right angles does a spoke of the fly wheel revolve in one second ? 19. Let B B ' be drawn perpendicular to A A ' , intersecting it at O. The plane of the page is ...
... wheel of an engine makes 60 revolu tions per minute , through how many right angles does a spoke of the fly wheel revolve in one second ? 19. Let B B ' be drawn perpendicular to A A ' , intersecting it at O. The plane of the page is ...
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... 24 hours ; dividing 360 degrees by 24 we get 15 , hence 15 degrees of arc are the equivalent of one hour . We say , astronomically , that as a 44 NAVIGATION . Relation of Longitude to Time 44 Wheels and Axles 47 Time: 44 Inclined Planes 50.
... 24 hours ; dividing 360 degrees by 24 we get 15 , hence 15 degrees of arc are the equivalent of one hour . We say , astronomically , that as a 44 NAVIGATION . Relation of Longitude to Time 44 Wheels and Axles 47 Time: 44 Inclined Planes 50.
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... wheels continue to revolve after the motive power has ceased to act ; cars tend to continue in motion after being started ; people are thrown backwards by the sudden starting of a car in which they are standing because of the tendency ...
... wheels continue to revolve after the motive power has ceased to act ; cars tend to continue in motion after being started ; people are thrown backwards by the sudden starting of a car in which they are standing because of the tendency ...
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altitude amount attraction beam body called center of gravity chart circle coefficient column compass Corollary cubic cubic foot dead reckoning degrees diameter direction distance divided earth elastic limit energy equal equation equilibrium EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factor of safety feet per second foot foot-pounds formula friction gear given greater Greenwich mean heat Hence hour angle kinetic latitude length liquid load longitude magnetism mercury meridian meter miles minute molecules motion move multiplied Nautical navigator one-half orifice parallel parallelogram pendulum perpendicular pitch plane polygon position poundals pounds per square pressure proportional pulley radius resultant revolutions revolutions per minute right angles right triangles sailing sextant shaft ship ship's side specific gravity square inch straight line substance Suppose surface temperature Theorem tion velocity vertical vessel volume weight wheel wrought iron
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Page 70 - PROBLEM. To inscribe a circle in a given triangle. Let ABC be the given triangle : it is required to inscribe a circle in the triangle ABC.
Page 39 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 32 - If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 6 - Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Page 7 - If, at a point in a straight line, two other straight lines, upon the opposite sides of it, make the adjacent angles together equal to two right angles, these two straight lines shall be in one and the same straight line.
Page 54 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each and similarly placed, the polygons are similar.
Page 21 - If two triangles have two sides, and the included angle of the one equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles are equal in all respects.
Page 31 - If two sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 60 - The area of a triangle is equal to one-half the product of its base and altitude.
Page 46 - An angle formed by a tangent and a chord is measured by onehalf the intercepted arc.