THE ELEMENTS OF MECHANISM. DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS OF APPLIED MECHANICS. BY T. M. GOODEVE, M.A. PROFESSOR OF MECHANICS AT THE ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH AND SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. LONDON: LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, ROBERTS, & GREEN. 1865. 186. f. 3. PREFACE. THE present Treatise has been written with the view of providing an elementary text-book on the Principles of Mechanism. The intention of the Author has been to simplify the subject as much as possible, to exhibit its prominent features, and to convey a certain amount of practical information; in doing so, he has hoped to render the work acceptable to those who are commencing the study of a difficult branch of learning. LONDON: Feb. 1865. а |