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Page 217
... motion , for example , causeth a languid unpleasant feeling ; flow uniform motion , a feeling calm and pleasant ; and brifk motion , a lively feeling that rouses the spirits and pro- motes activity . A fall of water through rocks ...
... motion , for example , causeth a languid unpleasant feeling ; flow uniform motion , a feeling calm and pleasant ; and brifk motion , a lively feeling that rouses the spirits and pro- motes activity . A fall of water through rocks ...
Page 311
... motion is preferred before what is irregular , witness the motion of the planets in orbits nearly circular . The motion of the comets in or- bits less regular , is less agreeable . Motion uniformly accelerated , refem- bling an ...
... motion is preferred before what is irregular , witness the motion of the planets in orbits nearly circular . The motion of the comets in or- bits less regular , is less agreeable . Motion uniformly accelerated , refem- bling an ...
Page 317
... Motion and force , agreeable in them- felves , are also agreeable by their utility when employed as means to accomplish fome beneficial end . Hence the fuperior beauty of fome machines , where force and motion concur to perform the work ...
... Motion and force , agreeable in them- felves , are also agreeable by their utility when employed as means to accomplish fome beneficial end . Hence the fuperior beauty of fome machines , where force and motion concur to perform the work ...
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