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AMONG some work on the design of arches which Dr. Thomson, of the Science College, Poona, and myself are preparing for publication in the engineering journals, the following elegant case of the equilibrium of a circular rib occurs. As it admits of a simple physical enunciation and a simple geometrical proof, I think it may interest your readers.
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ALEXANDER, T. Equilibrium of a Cylindrical Shell. Nature 55, 366 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055366b0
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