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A General Formula of Statics and its Application to the Equilibrium of an Arbitrary System of Forces

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Analytical Mechanics

Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ((BSPS,volume 191))

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The general law of equilibrium for machines is that the forces or powers are inversely proportional to the velocities of the mass points54 to which they are applied, taken in the direction of these forces.

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Lagrange, J.L. (1997). A General Formula of Statics and its Application to the Equilibrium of an Arbitrary System of Forces. In: Boissonnade, A., Vagliente, V.N. (eds) Analytical Mechanics. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 191. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8903-1_2

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