The principles of mechanics. Explaining and demonstrating the general laws of motion, The Laws of Gravity, Motion of Descending Bodies, Projectiles, Mechanic Powers, Pendulums, Centres of Gravity, &c. Strength and Stress of Timber, Hydrostatics, and Construction of Machines. A work very necessary to be known by all gentlemen and others that desire to have an Insight into the Works of Nature and Art, and extremely useful to all sorts of artificers; Particularly To Architects, Engineers, Shipwrights, Millwrights, Watch-Makers, &c. or any that work in a Mechanical Way.
- Emerson, William, 1701-1782.
- Date:
- M.DCC. [1800]
- Books
- Online
Online resources
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, in Paternoster-Row; by R. Noble, in the Old Bailey, M.DCC. [1800]
Physical description
xii,287,[1]p.,plates ; 40.
Contributors
Edition
The fifth edition, corrected, and illustrated with forty-three copper-plates.
References note
ESTC T82178
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.