Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Maxwell, James Clerk 1831 1879 Maxwell, J. Clerk (James Clerk) Maxwell, J. C. (James Clerk) On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motion of a system of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth's motion Reading ease score: 51.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Gordon Keener "On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motion of a system of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth’s motion" by James Clerk Maxwell is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the intricate dynamics of rotational motion and utilizes the spinning top as a practical model to illustrate complex phenomena related to angular momentum and precession. In the book, Maxwell outlines both theoretical and experimental approaches to understanding the dynamics of rotation using a specially designed top. He discusses the significant contributions of mathematicians such as Euler, Lagrange, and Poinsôt and incorporates various mathematical principles to simplify the complexities of rotational motion. The publication details the construction and adjustments of the dynamical top and explains how it can visually demonstrate the principles of rotation, angular momentum, and even the periodic variation in the Earth's axis. Maxwell concludes by discussing possible observational implications for Earth's motion and the pursuit of understanding latitude variations through a careful examination of star positions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Force and energy Motion QA Text Mathematics Physics Browsing: Mathematics Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 87226 84932 2024-10-03T04:19:47.256611 2023-10-03T04:47:31.985743 text/html text/html 82484 2021-01-21T09:19:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 1207356 2021-06-06T03:49:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 611983 2024-10-03T04:19:55.992121 application/epub+zip 611726 2024-10-03T04:19:52.268597 application/epub+zip 85333 2024-10-03T04:19:50.159595 application/epub+zip 1025738 2024-10-03T04:19:58.215054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1010483 2024-10-03T04:19:54.462579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92184 2022-09-03T06:19:30.542591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55589 55593 2024-10-03T04:19:46.559626 2023-10-03T04:47:31.450749 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55207 2021-01-21T09:22:33 text/plain; charset=utf-8 19227 2021-06-06T03:49:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20392 2024-10-03T04:19:58.341142 application/rdf+xml 26943 2024-10-03T04:19:50.823589 image/jpeg 4855 2024-10-03T04:19:50.536622 image/jpeg 625334 2024-10-03T04:19:47.406653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia