Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on Mechanics: Designed for the Use of Students in the University In the science of Mechanics, as in every other branch of Natural Philosophy, we assume that the material world is governed by constant and determinate laws; and our object is to discover these laws, and to trace their consequences. 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.