Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volume 18, Part 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... removed , the body recovers its original form . We limit the affertion to certain moderate changes : For inftance , take a kad wire of th of an inch in diameter and ten feet long ; fix one - end firmly to the ceiling , and let the wire ...
... removed , the body recovers its original form . We limit the affertion to certain moderate changes : For inftance , take a kad wire of th of an inch in diameter and ten feet long ; fix one - end firmly to the ceiling , and let the wire ...
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... removing the extending force , the body shrinks into its first form . It alfo refifts , moderate com- preflions ; and when the compreffing force is removed , the body fwells out again . Now the corpufcular fad here is , that the ...
... removing the extending force , the body shrinks into its first form . It alfo refifts , moderate com- preflions ; and when the compreffing force is removed , the body fwells out again . Now the corpufcular fad here is , that the ...
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... removed from each other than those at E , and are therefore adually exerting greater cohesive for We cannot fay with certainty and precision in what ces . ' The par- • This equation and this proportion will equally apply to rectangular ...
... removed from each other than those at E , and are therefore adually exerting greater cohesive for We cannot fay with certainty and precision in what ces . ' The par- • This equation and this proportion will equally apply to rectangular ...
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... removed . Materials . We must now remark , that this correction of the Galilean hypothefis of equal forces was fuggefted by the bending which is obferved in all bodies which are ftrained transverfe- How the That no doubt may remain as ...
... removed . Materials . We must now remark , that this correction of the Galilean hypothefis of equal forces was fuggefted by the bending which is obferved in all bodies which are ftrained transverfe- How the That no doubt may remain as ...
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... removed from the direction Ab to the direction AB , increafing the force as much as is neceffary for preserving the fame quantity of flexure . 105 Obferva- ti ns on columns . The first author ( we believe ) who confidered this import ...
... removed from the direction Ab to the direction AB , increafing the force as much as is neceffary for preserving the fame quantity of flexure . 105 Obferva- ti ns on columns . The first author ( we believe ) who confidered this import ...
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affiftance againſt alfo almoſt alſo arifes artery becauſe blood body bone cafe caſe caufe cauſe coheſion compreffion confequence confiderable confifts courſe cure difeafe diſcharge diſeaſe diſtance divifion dreffings eafily emollient enemy eſpecially faid fame fays fecond fection fecured feems feparated feven feveral fhall fhips fhould fide filk firft firſt fituation fize fleet fmall fome fometimes foon force fore fpecies fracture frequently ftate ftill ftrain ftrength ftrong fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fugar fuppofed fupport furface fwelling fymptoms Guftavus hernia himſelf hydrocele incifion increaſe inflammation inftances inftrument itſelf king laft lefs ligature meaſure moft moſt muft muſcles muſt neceffary obferved occafion operation paffed patient perfon pledget poffible preffed preffure prevent purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect reft Ruffia ſhips ſkin ſmall ſome ſtate ſuch Sweden tack thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion trepan tumor ufual urethra uſed veffels weft whole windward wound