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THOUGH no one, I venture to think, will gainsay Mr. W. Larden's main contention that “analytical methods give a grasp of the principles of statics, while graphical methods disguise them,” yet it should not be forgotten that the analytical treatment has its own set of snares and pitfalls.
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MILNE, R. Graphic Methods in an Educational Course on Mechanics. Nature 70, 5–6 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/070005c0
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