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Statics

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

(from Gr. root um-, stand, or cause to stand), the branch of mechanics which discusses the conditions of rest or equilibrium of forces (see Mechanics).

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Statics'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/statics.html. 1910.