The Principles of Mechanical Philosophy Applied to Industrial Mechanics

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Excerpt from The Principles of Mechanical Philosophy Applied to Industrial Mechanics: Forming a Sequel to the Author's "Exercises on Mechanics and Natural Philosophy"The present work is intended to give a concise yet com prehensive exposition of the principles of mechanical philo Sophy, as applied to industrial mechanics. With the view of rendering the subject instructive to practical engineers and teachers, the investigations are, for the most part, conducted on algebraic and geometrical principles, and numerous applications and illustrations are given throughout the work. With respect to the importance of industrial mechanics, as a branch of national education, Professor Moseley observes, in his report on the Hydraulic machines of the Great Exhibition: In reporting upon the hydraulic machines exhibited, it is impossible to refrain from adverting to the general neglect of those elementary principles of scientific knowledge on which the perfection of such machines always depends, and in some cases, their whole usefulness, in an economical point of view. The Exhibition affords positive evidence of the sacrifice of a large amount of capital, and of much mechanical ingenuity, due simply to the ignorance of certain acknow ledged principles of hydraulic science. In adverting to this fact, the jury cannot but observe that the success with which the principles of mechanical science, in their application to practical questions, are beginning to be cultivated in France.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.