 | Tiberius Cavallo - 1803 - 546 Seiten
...narrower the bafe is, the eafiera body may be moved, and} on thecon"trary, the broader the bafe is, and the nearer the line of direction is, to the middle of it, the more • * i K - firmly • firmly does the body ftand. Hence it appears that a ball, or a circular pfene... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1807 - 212 Seiten
...body, anj the nearer the line of direction is to the side of it, the more easily is it overthrown. 54. The broader the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the centre of it, the more firmly does a body stand. Corollary. Hence a sphere is easily rolled upon a... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1811 - 196 Seiten
...direction, and consequently the centre of gravity, farther within the base, and diminishes the danger. 54. The broader the base, and the nearer the line of .direction is to the centre of it, the more firmly does a body stand. 55. The narrower the base of a body, and the nearer... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - 1813 - 712 Seiten
...direction ; because it is the line that the centre of gravity would desciibe, if the body fell freely. The broader the base, and the nearer the line of direction is io the middle or centre, the ruoie firmly does the body stand. On the contrary, the narrower the base,... | |
 | John Millard - 1813 - 704 Seiten
...direction is to the middle or centre, the more firmly does the body stand. On the contrary, the narrower the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the side of it, the more easily may the body be overthrown. Every body in motion must have a determinate... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 268 Seiten
...the nearer the centre of gravity is to the bass of a body, the firmer it will stand. ' ' > Father. Certainly; and hence you learn the reason why conical...fall near the edge, the body is easily overthrown. Charles. Is that the reason why a ball is so easily rolled along a horizontal plane ? Father. It is... | |
 | James Smith - 1815 - 684 Seiten
...direction is to the middle of it, the more firmly does the body stand ; so, on (lie contrary, the narrower the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the side of it, the more easily may the body be overthrown, because a less change of position is sufficient... | |
 | John Imison - 1822 - 528 Seiten
...consequently the centre of gravity, farther within the base, and by that means might have saved themselves. The broader the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the middle or centre of it, the more firmly does the body stand. On the contrary, the narrower the base, and the... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 406 Seiten
...is to the middle or centre of it, the more firmly does the body stand. On the contrary, the narrower the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the side of it, the more easily may the body be overthrown, a less change of position being sufficient... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 254 Seiten
...consequently the centre of gravity, within the base, and thereby remove the danger of oversetting. 55. The broader the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the centre of it, the more firmly does a body stand ; and the narrower the base of a body, and the nearer... | |
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For the broader the base, and the nearer the line of direction is to the middle of it, the more firmly does a body stand ; but if the line of direction fall near the edge the body is easily overthrown. 
