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BRACHISTOCHRONE (from the Gr. /3paxurros, shortest, and xpovos, time)

BRACHISTOCHRONE (from the Gr. /3paxurros, shortest, and xpovos,
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TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
TIME, STANDARD
time) ,. a

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TERM

term invented by

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John

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BERNOULLI

Bernoulli in 1694 to denote the

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CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve along which a

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BODY

body passes from one fixed point to another in the shortest

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time . When the directive force is

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CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant, the curve is a

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CYCLOID (from Gr. iciidws, circle, and ennos, form)

cycloid (q.v.) ; under other conditions, spirals and other curves are described (see

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MECHANICS

MECHANICS) .

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