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ON GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES. 9
INTRODUCTION. General Properties of Bodies. Impenetrability. Extension. Figure. Divisibility. Inertia. Attraction. Attraction of Cohesion. Density. Rarity. Heat. Attraction of Gravitation.
ON THE ATTRACTION OF GRAVITY. 22
Attraction of Gravitation, continued. Of Weight. Of the Fall of Bodies. Of the Resistance of the Air. Of the Ascent of Light Bodies.
ON THE LAWS OF MOTION. 32
Of Motion. Of the Inertia of Bodies. Of Force to produce Motion. Direction of Motion. Velocity, absolute and relative. Uniform Motion. Retarded Motion. Accelerated Motion. Velocity of Falling Bodies. Momentum. Action and Reaction equal. Elasticity of Bodies. Porosity of Bodies. Reflected Motion. Angles of Incidence and Reflection.
ON COMPOUND MOTION. 46
Compound Motion, the result of two opposite forces. Of Curvilinear Motion, the result of two forces. Centre of Motion, the point at rest, while the other parts of the body move round it. Centre of Magnitude, the middle of a body. Centripetal Force, that which impels a body towards a fixed central point. Centrifugal Force, that which impels a body to fly from the centre. Fall of Bodies in a Parabola. Centre of Gravity, the point about which the parts balance each other.
ON THE MECHANICAL POWERS. 54
Of the Power of Machines. Of the Lever in general. Of the Lever of the first kind, having the Fulcrum between the power and the weight. Of the Lever of the second kind, having the Weight between the power and the fulcrum. Of the Lever of the third kind, having the Power between the fulcrum and the weight. Of the Pulley. Of the Wheel and Axle. Of the Inclined Plane. Of the Wedge. Of the Screw.
ASTRONOMY.
CAUSES OF THE MOTION OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES. 70
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