| Rev. John Allen - 1822 - 508 σελίδες
...inertise, or vis insita of matter, is the power of resisting, by which every body, as much as is in it, perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line. This force is proportional to the quantity of matter. This force consists in the action alone, nor... | |
| Library - 1827 - 712 σελίδες
...laws of motion, which are the foundation of the Newtonian system are these three: — 1. Every body perseveres, in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless compelled, by some force impressed upon it, to change its state. 2. The change of motion is... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 610 σελίδες
...comprehensiveness suits them to our purpose, and they are here quoted in the language of Newton. I. " Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon." This is called the law of... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 σελίδες
...comprehensiveness suits them to our purpose, and they are here quoted in the language of Newton. I. " Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon." This is called the law of... | |
| Denison Olmsted - 1837 - 374 σελίδες
...as possible by a variety of illustrations. 26. FIRST LAW. — A body continues always in a state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, till by some external force it is made to change its state. This law contains the doctrine of Inertia, expressed in four particulars.... | |
| Denison Olmsted - 1846 - 454 σελίδες
...as possible by a variety of illustrations. 26. FIRST LAW. — A body continues always in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a right line, till by some external force it is made to change its state. This law contains the doctrine of Inertia, expressed in foui particulars.... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1855 - 766 σελίδες
...is contained in his Principia, or Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. 1st law. Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it. 2d law. The alteration of... | |
| Denison Olmsted - 1858 - 468 σελίδες
...as possible, by a variety of illustrations. 26. FIRST LAW. — A body continues always in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a right line, till by some external force it is made to change its state. This law contains the doctrine of Inertia, expressed in four particulars.... | |
| Henry Dircks - 1861 - 644 σελίδες
...treating of the Laws of Motion, and their general Corollaries, says : — 1. The first law of motion is, " That a body always perseveres in its state of rest,...uniform motion in a right line, till by some external influence it be made to change its state." That a body of itself perseveres in its state of rest, is... | |
| John William Draper - 1863 - 656 σελίδες
...motion. taree laws of motion. They are to the following effect, as given by Newton : (1.) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a right line unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon. (2.) The alteration of motion... | |
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