"The division of the subject adopted is that... by Clebsch in his classical treatise, where a clear distinction is dra…"

"At Mr Webb's suggestion, the exposition of the theory is preceded by an historical sketch of its origin and developme…"

"In the analysis of strain I have thought it best to follow Thomson and Tait's Natural Philosophy, beginning with the …"

"The discussion of the stress-strain relations rests upon as an axiom generally verified in experience, and on Sir W. …"

"The theory of elastic crystals adopted is that which has been elaborated by the researches of F. E. Neumann and W. Vo…"

"The conditions of rupture or rather of safety of materials are as yet so little under stood that it seemed best to gi…"

"In most of the problems considered in the text Saint-Venant's "greatest strain" theory has been provisionally adopted…"

"Among general theorems I have included an account of the deduction of the theory from Boscovich's point-atom hypothes…"

"[With regard to] Saint-Venant's theory of the equilibrium of beams... In spite of the work of Prof. Pearson it seems …"

"The present treatise is the outcome of a suggestion made to me some years ago by Mr R. R. Webb that I should assist h…"