 ... assumed vertical plane ; and also the distance that the same point — " the centre of gravity of displacement " — is in depth from the load-water or line of deepest immersion, and that from the considerations which follow : — In a system of bodies,...  Mechanics for Practical Men - Page 28by Alexander Jamieson - 1845 - 238 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Mitchell - Mathematics - 1823 - 666 pages
...bodies placed in a right line. Multiply each body by its distance from some fixed point in the line, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the bodies, the result is the distance of the centre from the point. Prop. 2. If perpendiculars be drawn from any... | |
 | Robertson Buchanan - Machinery - 1841 - 582 pages
...equation thus, for the benefit of such readers as may require its meaning in words at length. 476. RULE. — Multiply the magnitude or density of each...for the distance of the centre of gravity sought. EXAMPLE. — Four bodies connected by a straight inflexible bar, have their weights respectively, 18,... | |
 | James Peake - 1849 - 160 pages
...considerations which follow : — In a system of bodies, the centre of gravity of it is found by multiplying the magnitude or density of each body by its respective distance from the beginning of the system, and dividing the sum of such products by the sum of the magnitudes or densities. The displacement of a... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1852 - 600 pages
...considerations which follow : — In a system of bodies, the centre of gravity of it is found by multiplying the magnitude or density of each body by its respective distance from the beginning of the system, and dividing the sum of such products by the sum of the magnitudes or densities- The displacement of a... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1863 - 600 pages
...considerations which follow : — In a system of bodies, the centre of gravity of it is found by multiplying the magnitude or density of each body by its respective distance from the beginning of the system, and dividing the son of such products by the sum of the magnitudes or densities. The displacement of a... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Physics - 1870 - 556 pages
...from that plane is expressed aa before : multiply each weight into Us own distance from the plane, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the bodies. Let p, p', p" (Fig. 55), represent the weights of several bodies, whose centres of gravity are at those... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Physics - 1871 - 466 pages
...from that plane is expressed as before: multiply each weight into its own distance from the plane, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the bodies. l&tp,p',p" (Fig. 55), represent the weights of several bodies, whose centres of gravity are at those... | |
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