The New Encyclopaedia Britannica[1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 399
The mathematical description of the relation between these forces and the
concomitant deformations is the subject of the theory of elasticity. Accordingly,
this will now be considered. Elasticity; concept of stress. A solid of arbitrary shape
may be ...
The mathematical description of the relation between these forces and the
concomitant deformations is the subject of the theory of elasticity. Accordingly,
this will now be considered. Elasticity; concept of stress. A solid of arbitrary shape
may be ...
Page 665
Japan's police force was a centralized, national organization under the minister
of home affairs from 1871 to 1947, when, as noted above, the U.S. occupation
forces initiated a plan to decentralize and "democratize" the police. When the ...
Japan's police force was a centralized, national organization under the minister
of home affairs from 1871 to 1947, when, as noted above, the U.S. occupation
forces initiated a plan to decentralize and "democratize" the police. When the ...
Page 773
Intermolecular forces. Another important factor for the development of
characteristic mechanical properties is the magnitude of the intermolecular forces
between individual macromolecules in a given material, as well as the structural
regularity ...
Intermolecular forces. Another important factor for the development of
characteristic mechanical properties is the magnitude of the intermolecular forces
between individual macromolecules in a given material, as well as the structural
regularity ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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