Elementary Introduction To Practical Mechanics Illustrated By Numerous Examples The 6th Ed Of Elementary Examples In Practical Mechanics Primary PDF Download

Excerpt from Elementary Introduction to Practical Mechanics: Illustrated by Numerous Examples; Being the Sixth Edition of 'Elementary Examples in Practical Mechanics' Following treatise is designed to be an Introduction to the science of Applied Mechanics in this it differs from all the elementary works commonly in use, which are introductory to Rational Mechanics. How great a difference is caused by this circumstance will appear from an inspection of the Contents; it may, however, be men 'tioned that, at the least, one-half of the present work has no counterpart in any Elementary Treatise that has fallen under the author's notice. That so great a divergence from the usual type should be possible seems sufficient reason for believing that something is wanting in the ordinary works but how far the present will supply that want is, of course, another question. It was originally intended to be a book of Examples, and a supplement to others already in exist ence it was, however, found that by a few additions it could be made independent, and it was thought that what was gained in point of convenience by completeness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.