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The determination of the centre of gravity of a circular arc by reference to a principle of Dynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

G. E. Crawford
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Mr H. Poincaré, in a recent work (la Valeur de la Science) speaks of the interest attaching to proofs of theorems in pure geometry by arguments derived from mechanical or physical considerations. The following is a case in point.

To find the centre of gravity of a circular arc by reference to a principle of dynamics.

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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 24 , February 1905 , pp. 35 - 37
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