Matter and Motion

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
ARTICLE I. Nature of Physical Science......Page 14
ARTICLE IV. Definition of Configuration......Page 15
ARTICLE VI. A Material Particle......Page 16
ARTICLE VIII. Vectors......Page 17
ARTICLE X. Addition of Vectors......Page 18
ARTICLE XII. Origin of Vectors......Page 19
ARTICLE XIV. Three Data for the Comparison of Two Systems......Page 20
ARTICLE XVI. Error of Descartes......Page 22
ARTICLE XVII. On the Idea of Time......Page 24
ARTICLE XIX. Statement of the General Maxim of Physical Science......Page 25
ARTICLE XX. Definition of Displacement......Page 26
ARTICLE XXI. Diagram of Displacement......Page 27
ARTICLE XXII. Relative Displacement......Page 28
ARTICLE XXIV. On Motion......Page 29
ARTICLE XXVI. On Constant Velocity......Page 30
ARTICLE XXVII. On the Measurement of Velocity when Variable......Page 31
ARTICLE XXVIII. Diagram of Velocities......Page 32
ARTICLE XXIX. Properties of the Diagram of Velocities......Page 33
ARTICLE XXXI. On Change of Velocity......Page 34
ARTICLE XXXII. On Acceleration......Page 35
ARTICLE XXXIII. On the Rate of Acceleration......Page 36
ARTICLE XXXV. Acceleration a Relative Term......Page 37
ARTICLE XXXVIII. External Force......Page 38
ARTICLE XL. Newton\'s Laws of Motion......Page 39
ARTICLE XLI. The First Law of Motion......Page 40
ARTICLE XLII. On the Equilibrium of Forces......Page 41
ARTICLE XLIII. Definition of Equal Times......Page 42
ARTICLE XLV. Definition of Equal Masses and of Equal Forces......Page 43
ARTICLE XLVI. Measurement of Mass......Page 44
ARTICLE XLVII. Numerical Measurement of Force......Page 46
ARTICLE XLVIII. Simultaneous Action of Forces on a Body......Page 47
ARTICLE XLIX. On Impulse......Page 48
ARTICLE LI. On Momentum......Page 49
ARTICLE LIII. Addition of Forces......Page 50
ARTICLE LV. Action and Reaction are the Partial Aspects of a Stress......Page 51
ARTICLE LVI. Attraction and Repulsion......Page 52
ARTICLE LVIII. Newton\'s Proof not Experimental......Page 53
ARTICLE LIX. Definition of a Mass-Vector......Page 54
ARTICLE LXI. Centre of Mass of a System......Page 55
ARTICLE LXII. Momentum Represented at the rate of Change of a Mass-Vector......Page 56
ARTICLE LXIII. Effect of External Forces on the Motion of the Centre of Mass......Page 57
ARTICLE LXIV. The Motion of the Centre of Mass of a System is not affected by the Mutual Action of the Parts of the System......Page 58
ARTICLE LXVII. By the Introduction of the Idea of Mass we pass from Point-Vectors, Point Displacements, Velocities, Total Accelerations, and Rates of Acceleration, to Mass-Vectors, Mass Displacements, Momenta, Impulse and Moving Forces......Page 59
ARTICLE LXVIII. Definition of a Mass-Area......Page 60
ARTICLE LXIX. Angular Momentum......Page 61
ARTICLE LXXI. Conservation of Angular Momentum......Page 62
ARTICLE LXXIII. Principle of Conservation of Energy......Page 64
ARTICLE LXXIV. General Statement of the Principle of the Conservation of Energy......Page 65
ARTICLE LXXV. Measurement of Work......Page 66
ARTICLE LXXVI. Potential Energy......Page 67
ARTICLE LXXVII. Kinetic Energy......Page 68
ARTICLE LXXVIII. Oblique Forces......Page 70
ARTICLE LXXXIX. Kinetic Energy of Two Particles Referred to their Centre of Mass......Page 71
ARTICLE LXXX. Kinetic Energy of a Material System Referred to its Centre of Mass......Page 72
ARTICLE LXXXI. Available Kinetic Energy......Page 73
ARTICLE LXXXII. Potential Energy......Page 74
ARTICLE LXXXIII. Elasticity......Page 75
ARTICLE LXXXV. Theory of a Potential Energy more Complicated than that of Kinetic Energy......Page 76
ARTICLE LXXXVI. Application of the Method of Energy to the Calculation of Forces......Page 77
ARTICLE LXXXVIII. Application to a System in Motion......Page 79
ARTICLE XC. Variables on which the Energy Depends......Page 80
ARTICLE XCI. Energy in Terms of the Variables......Page 81
ARTICLE XCIII. Heat a Form of Energy......Page 82
ARTICLE XCIV. Energy Measured as Heat......Page 83
ARTICLE XCVI. History of the Doctrine of Energy......Page 84
ARTICLE XCVII. On the Different Forms of Energy......Page 85
ARTICLE C. Force......Page 88
ARTICLE CII. Relativity of Dynamical Knowledge......Page 89
ARTICLE CIII. Relativity of Force......Page 90
ARTICLE CIV. Rotation......Page 92
ARTICLE CV. Newton\'s Determination of the Absolute Velocity of Rotation......Page 93
ARTICLE CVI. Foucault\'s Pendulum......Page 95
ARTICLE CVII. Matter and Energy......Page 97
ARTICLE CIX. Energy not Capable of Identification......Page 98
ARTICLE CXI. Latent Energy......Page 99
ARTICLE CXIII. On Uniform Motion in a Circle......Page 100
ARTICLE CXIV. Centrifugal Force......Page 101
ARTICLE CXVI. On Simple Harmonic Vibrations......Page 102
ARTICLE CXVII. On the Force Acting on the Vibrating Body......Page 103
ARTICLE CXIX. Potential Energy of the Vibrating Body......Page 104
ARTICLE CXX. The Simple Pendulum......Page 105
ARTICLE CXXI. A Rigid Pendulum......Page 106
ARTICLE CXXII. Inversion of the Pendulum......Page 108
ARTICLE CXXIV. Determination of the Intensity of Gravity......Page 109
ARTICLE CXXV. Method of Observation......Page 110
ARTICLE CXXVI. Estimation of Error......Page 111
ARTICLE CXXVII. Newton\'s Method......Page 112
ARTICLE CXXVIII. Kepler\'s Laws......Page 113
ARTICLE CXXXI. The Orbit......Page 114
ARTICLE CXXXIII. Kepler\'s Second Law......Page 115
ARTICLE CXXXIV. Force on a Planet......Page 117
ARTICLE CXXXVI. Law of Gravitation......Page 118
ARTICLE CXXXVII. Amended Form of Kepler\'s Third Law......Page 119
ARTICLE CXXXVIII. Potential Energy due to Gravitation......Page 120
ARTICLE CXXXIX. Kinetic Energy of the System......Page 121
ARTICLE CXLI. The Moon is a Heavy Body......Page 122
ARTICLE CXLII. Cavendish\'s Experiment......Page 123
ARTICLE CXLIII. The Torsion Balance......Page 124
ARTICLE CXLIV. Method of the Experiment......Page 125
ARTICLE CXLV. Universal Gravitation......Page 127
ARTICLE CXLVI. Cause of Gravitation......Page 128
ARTICLE CXLVIII. Methods of Molecular Investigations......Page 129
ARTICLE CXLIX. Importance of General and Elementary Properties......Page 130
INDEX......Page 131