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...has raised to the position of the grandest of known physical laws. He points out, however, only its application to mechanics. The actio agentis, as he...English phraseology, the rate at which the agent works, called the Power of the agent. The subject for measurement here is precisely the same as that for which...

...has raised to the position of the grandest of known physical laws. He points out, however, only its application to mechanics. The actio agentis, as he...English phraseology, the rate at which the agent works, called the Power of the agent. The subject for measurement here is precisely the same as that for which...

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...has raised to the position of the grandest of known physical laws. He points out, however, only its application to mechanics. The actio agentis, as he...component of the force into the velocity of the point at which it acts, is simply, in modern English phraseology, the rate at which the agent works, called...

...compact manner in the sentence of his scholium already quoted (§ 263), in which he points out its application to mechanics*. The actio agentis, as he...here is precisely the same as that for which Watt, Horse- a hundred years later, introduced the practical unit of a "Horsepower," or the rate at which...