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PREFACE TO VOLUME II.
THIS Volume includel'l the Reprint of my papers on mechanical subjects,
following on to those printed in Volume I., from the year 1881 up to date.
At the expressed wishes of the authors this V oillme also includes the
Reprint of the second parts of two papers, of which I contributed the first
parts only.
One of these is the paper "On the Theory of the (Steam-Engine)
Indicator and the Errors in Indicator Dia.grams." Of this the second part
was contributed by Professor A. W. Brightmore, D.Sc.
The other being the paper" On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat,"
and of this the second part was contributed by Mr W. H. Moorby, M.Sc.
19, LADYBARN ROAD,
MANCHESTER.
OSBORNE REYNOLDS.

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CONTENTS OF VOL II; O,~ tlte Fundamental Limits to Speed; Tho dilforent limits imposed by the several properties of lIIaterialtile; liLDit~ determinod by the l'a~io of !Itrcngth to he'wineS'l-stres~; duo to acceloration in the coupling rods of locomotives-the destructil-; e effect of periodic forC09 synchroniRing with the natural; pel'iod of the structure-the extent to which balancing of machinc~; i!l po&~ible_; On an Nlementary Solution of the Dynamical Problem of; Isochronous Vibration _; The Compamtit'e Res-istances and Stresses in the Cases of; Oscillation and Rotation 'tIft'th Reference to the Steam·; Engi11C twd Dynamo; The friction in the two cascs-tho dynamics of o~cillationK controlled; by a crlll1k-cfi'ect of re~ervoir~ of cllcrgy-}o>;s of ollergy by frict,ioll; resulting frOIll presl;IlI'es crlllsed by inel>ti:'-application to the ste:tmongine; and dynamo; An Ezpcl'i1flental Im:estigttt£on of the circumstances which; determine wltcthe'f' the Motion of lVater shall be direct; or sinuous, and of the Lttw of Resistance in P(~t'allel; Olwnnels; Section l-Introduction; Th ... Read more

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Volume: 3Publisher: Cambridge [Eng.] : The University PressPublication date: 1900Subjects: PhysicsMechanics, AppliedMatterEther (Space)Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Publisher: Cambridge [Eng.] The University PressPublication date: 1900Subjects: PhysicsMechanics, AppliedMatterEther (Space)Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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