Library of Useful Knowledge: Natural philosophy, Volume 2Baldwin and Cradock, 1829 - Physics |
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Page xi
... greater will be the force with which it will strike against another body ; so that a small light body may have a greater momentum than a large heavy one , provided its velocity be sufficiently great . For instance , the momentum of an ...
... greater will be the force with which it will strike against another body ; so that a small light body may have a greater momentum than a large heavy one , provided its velocity be sufficiently great . For instance , the momentum of an ...
Page xxii
... greater the velocity of the little child must be than that of the bigger one . Enormous weights may be raised by levers of this description , for the longer the acting part of the lever in comparison to the resisting part , the greater ...
... greater the velocity of the little child must be than that of the bigger one . Enormous weights may be raised by levers of this description , for the longer the acting part of the lever in comparison to the resisting part , the greater ...
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... greater distance than that of the first , and the light of the third fringe at a still greater distance . From these and other circumstances , Newton concluded that the distances at which the light forming the fringes passed the knives ...
... greater distance than that of the first , and the light of the third fringe at a still greater distance . From these and other circumstances , Newton concluded that the distances at which the light forming the fringes passed the knives ...
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POPULAR INTRODUCTIONS to NATURAL PHILOSOPHY By | i |
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MARCET icx | 10 |
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