A History of MechanicsCourier Corporation, 7 лист. 2012 р. - 688 стор. "A remarkable work which will remain a document of the first rank for the historian of mechanics." — Louis de Broglie |
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... Treatise on the Heavens (Book II, Chapter XIV). “ Since the centres of the Universe and of the Earth coincide, one should ask oneself towards which of these heavy bodies and even the parts of the Earth are attracted. Are they attracted ...
... treatise Aristotle repeatedly enumerates the arguments for the spherical figure of the Earth. He distinguishes a posteriori arguments, such as the shape of the Earth's shadow in eclipses of the Moon, the appearance and disappearance of ...
... treatise On the Equilibrium of Planes or on the Centres of Gravity of Planes2 in which Archimedes discussed the principle of the lever. 1 This thesis of ADBASTUS is known to us by means of A Collection of Mathematical Knowledge useful ...
... treatise On the Equilibrium of Planes is concerned with the determination of the centres of gravity of particular geometrical figures. After having obtained the centres of gravity of a triangle, a parallelogram and a trapezium ...
... treatise On Floating Bodies concludes with the following hypothesis—- “We suppose that bodies which are thrust upwards all follow the vertical which passes through their centre of gravity. ” In Book II, Archimedes modified the principle ...