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Excerpt from Introductory Treatise on Rigid Dynamics It is hoped that the present work may meet the requirements of two classes of students. It is intended on the one hand to supply a clear account, complete as far as it goes, of the principles on which the calculation of the motion of a rigid body is conducted, for students who have not sufficient time to master the larger treatises already published on the subject. In addition, the writer's experience has shewn him that, in the case of students of a different class, the study of such a work as the present often forms a good preparation for an acquaintance with works which take a wider and deeper range. The chief difficulty experienced has been that of selection, from a large mass of propositions, of those which were proper to be included as of most importance. Stress has mainly been laid upon the clear enunciation of general principles, without a full perception of which there is sure to be confusion: while less importance has been attached to special artifices for the solution of particular problems. The author desires to express his thanks to several friends, and especially to his colleague Professor A. S. Herschel, for assistance in correcting proofs and for many valuable hints: and will be grateful to any of his readers who will inform him of errors, or suggest improvements. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.