 | Charles Hutton - Astronomy - 1815 - 686 pages
...laws of motion. 1st LAW. Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it be compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it. — Thus, " Projectiles persevere in their motions, so far as they are not retarded by the resistance... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1821 - 408 pages
...it is called an uniform accelerative force. GENERAL LAWS OF MOTION. LAW I. " Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or uni"form motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to " change that state by forces impressed thereon.' — Newton's Princip. Book I. * Thus,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 308 pages
...commonly denominated Newton's laws of motion. First. Every body will remain in a state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled to change that state, by forces impressed. Second. The change of motion is always VOL. i. x proportionate to the moving force impressed, and is... | |
 | Henry Kater, Dionysius Lardner - Mechanics - 1830 - 602 pages
...laws of motion." They are as follow : — I. " Every body must persevere in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled...to change that state by forces impressed upon it." II. " Every change of motion must be proportional to the impressed force, and must be in the direction... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1836 - 498 pages
...the following words: — " Every body perseveres in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it be compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon." This is fully corroborated by more recent writers. Dr. Young has the following remark on... | |
 | William Mullinger Higgins - Physics - 1838 - 532 pages
...in the three following propositioiu : — 1 . Every body must persevere in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it Motion in as naturally permanent as rest, and a body in motion would continue in motion for ever, if... | |
 | 1838 - 448 pages
...— and it was Sir Isaac Newton who discovered it — that " every body must persevere m in slate of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled to change that direction by BOOM new force impressed upon it." That is to say, if yon once put a body in motion, it... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1842 - 744 pages
...in the following three propositions : — 1st, Every body must persevere in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled...to change that state by forces impressed upon it. 2d, Every change of motion must be proportional to the impressed force, and must be in the direction... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 336 pages
...stated by Newton in the following terras : — " Eeery body must persevere in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled...to change that state by forces impressed upon it." That bodies have a tendency to remain in a state of rest, unless they are acted on by some force external... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - Astronomy - 1843 - 604 pages
...stated by Newton in the following terms : — " Eeery body must persevere in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it be compelled to change that, stale by forees impressed upon it." That bodies have a tendency to remain in a state of rest, unless... | |
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Every body continues in its state of rest, or uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it (inertia). 
