 | Nineteenth century - 1882 - 1050 pages
...principle in science that every body, or particle, or mass of matter perseveres in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is made to change that state by external forces. This is Newton's first law of motion ; and if there... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1883 - 834 pages
...mechanical axioms laid down by Sir Isaac Newton: — (a) Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as It may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state. It is sometimes called (he law of perseverance.. (6) All... | |
 | 1883 - 884 pages
...principle in science that every body, or particle, or mass of matter perseveres in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is made to change that state by external forces. This is Newton 's first law of motion ; and if there... | |
 | Henry Drummond - Natural law - 1883 - 456 pages
...equivalent in biology of the First Law of Motion in physics : Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by forces to change that state. The first Law of biology is: That which is Mineral is... | |
 | Joseph David Everett - Physics - 1883 - 340 pages
...motion, and is stated by him in the following terms : — " Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by impressed forces to change that state." It is often called the principle of 'inertia.... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1883 - 924 pages
...principle in science that every body, or particle, or mass of matter perseveres in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is made to change that state by external forces. This is Newton 's first law of motion ; and if there... | |
 | Kentucky. Dept. of Mines and Minerals - 1888 - 544 pages
...edition, London. iccording to Newton's first law of motion, 'every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled, by impressed forces, to change that state.' This law asserts the inertia of matter, or that quality... | |
 | William Arnold Anthony, Cyrus Fogg Brackett - Physics - 1884 - 276 pages
...given by Thomson and Tait : — LAW. I. — Every body continues in its state of rest or orrnetion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by force to change that state. LAW II. — Change of motion is proportional to force applied, and takes... | |
 | William Henry H. Hudson - Dynamics - 1884 - 70 pages
...formally enunciate in the timehonoured language : — 1. Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by external forces to change that state. 2. Change of motion is proportional to the impressed... | |
 | Augustin Privat-Deschanel - Physics - 1884 - 282 pages
...motion, and is stated by him in the following terms: — " Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it is compelled by impressed forces to change that state." The tendency to continue in a state of rest... | |
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Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state. 
