Abstract
AN increasing degree of attention has been given recently in engineering colleges to the study of vibrations, and students will welcome the appearance of this volume in which has been collected a large amount of information hitherto scattered in various volumes dealing with physics and in technical journals. The matter is arranged in two parts, physical and mathematical, and vibrations commonly occurring in both mechanical and electrical engineering receive attention. For the most part the principles are stated clearly, but there are some loose statements which require amendment, e.g. on p. 11 we read, “The restoring force is now a turning moment, the force is measured in pounds weight as before, and its moment in feet.”
Vibration in Engineering.
By Julius Frith Frederick Buckingham. (Reconstructive Technical Series.) Pp. xiv + 123. (London: Macdonald and Evans, 1924.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Vibration in Engineering. Nature 114, 785 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114785c0
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