Center of Gravity

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“When such a surface is irregular in shape, suspend it at any point, so that it may move freely, and when it has come to rest, drop a plumb line from the point of suspension and mark its direction on the surface. Do the same at any other point, and the centre of gravity will lie where the two line intersect.” —Quackenbos 1859

Source

G. P. Quackenbos A.M. A Natural Philosophy: Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of Physics, and Exhibiting the Application of Scientific Principles in Every-day Life (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859) 72

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