The New Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia Britannica, 1983 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 63
Page 18
... body form , in which the surface area of the head end is the same as that of the tail end , have anguilli- form locomotion . Fish with fusiform bodies exhibit ca- rangiform locomotion , in which only the posterior half of the body ...
... body form , in which the surface area of the head end is the same as that of the tail end , have anguilli- form locomotion . Fish with fusiform bodies exhibit ca- rangiform locomotion , in which only the posterior half of the body ...
Page 21
... body is thrown into a series of sinuous curves , the movements appear identical to those of anguilliform swimming , but the similarity is more apparent than real . Unlike anguilliform swimming , when a snake starts to move , the entire body ...
... body is thrown into a series of sinuous curves , the movements appear identical to those of anguilliform swimming , but the similarity is more apparent than real . Unlike anguilliform swimming , when a snake starts to move , the entire body ...
Page 763
... body can be separated into a translation followed by a rotation about a chosen point , and he extended Newton's second law , which applies to bodies with mass but negligible dimen- sions ( particles ) , to rigid bodies . The French ...
... body can be separated into a translation followed by a rotation about a chosen point , and he extended Newton's second law , which applies to bodies with mass but negligible dimen- sions ( particles ) , to rigid bodies . The French ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
applied army atoms bearings became become body called cause central centre century church complete connected continued cutting direction Dutch early effect electric electrons energy equal example expressions fact field Figure force France French function gears German give given House important increased industry Italy King known land later load logic London Louis lubricant machines magnetic major material means mechanical ment miles motion move movement natural obtained operations original period political population position possible principles problem produced properties propositions region relations remained result River rotation rule shaft speed square surface temperature theory tion tool towns true turn types United universal usually valid