Weisbach, Principles of the mechanics of machinery and engineering (Vol.1), 1849.

Table of Contents

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Front Matter

• (2.4 MB) Front Cover, Title Page, Table of Contents, Preface by American Editor, Author's Preface

Chapters

• (2.9 MB) Section I. Phoronomy; or The Pure Mathematical Science of Motion.
  • Chapter I. Simple Motion
  • Chapter II. Compound Motion
• (3.3 MB) Section II. Mechanics in the Physical Science of Motion in General
  • Chapter I. Fundamental ideas and fundamental laws of mechanics
  • Chapter II. The mechanics of material point
• (8.9 MB) Section III. Statics of Rigid Bodies. Chapters I through IV
  • Chapter I. General laws of the statics of rigid bodies
  • Chapter II. Centre of gravity
  • Chapter III. Equilibrium of bodies rigidly connected and supported
  • Chapter IV. Equilibrium in funicular machines
• (10.3 MB) Section III. Continued / Statics of Rigid Bodies. / Chapters V and VI
  • Chapter V. On the resistances of friction and rigidity
  • Chapter VI. Elasticity and rigidity
• (9.8 MB) Section IV. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies.

Chapter I. Doctrine of the moment of inertia

Chapter II. Centrifugal force

Chapter III. Of the action of gravity on motions along constrained paths

Chapter IV. The doctrine of impact

(6.2 MB) Section V. Statistics of Fluid Bodies.

• Chapter I. On the equilibrium and pressure of water in vessels
• Chapter II. On the equilibrium of water with other bodies
• Chapter III. On the equilibrium and pressure of air

(8.3 MB) Section VI. Dynamics of Fluid Bodies. / Chapters I through IV.

• Chapter I. The general laws of the efflux of water from vessels
• Chapter II. On the contraction of the fluid vein by the efflux of water through orifices in a thin plate
• Chapter III. On the efflux of water through tubes
• Chapter IV. On the resistance of water in passing through contraction

(8.2 MB) Section VI. Continued / Dynamics of Fluid Bodies. / Chapters V through IX.

• Chapter V. On the efflux of water under variable pressure
• Chapter VI. On the efflux of air from vessels and tubes
• Chapter VII. On the motion of water in canals and rivers
• Chapter VIII. Hydrometry or the doctrine of the measurement of water
• Chapter IX. On the impulse and resistance of fluids

Back Matter

• (.6 MB) Back Matter: Index, Errata, Back Cover