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Although similar practice is quite as necessary in studying physical science , it is by no means equally easy for the student of physics to obtain it , for only the more recent textbooks contain any numerical examples , and these are ...
Although similar practice is quite as necessary in studying physical science , it is by no means equally easy for the student of physics to obtain it , for only the more recent textbooks contain any numerical examples , and these are ...
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... and it is usual to choose the factors so that the first contains only one integral digit . Thus the velocity of light , which is 300,400 kilometres per second , is expressed as 3.004 x 1010 centimetres per second .
... and it is usual to choose the factors so that the first contains only one integral digit . Thus the velocity of light , which is 300,400 kilometres per second , is expressed as 3.004 x 1010 centimetres per second .
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When the number whose logarithm is required contains four figures , the fourth figure is to be looked for in the second series of figures ( 1 to 9 ) in the top column ; the proportional part , which is found opposite the first two ...
When the number whose logarithm is required contains four figures , the fourth figure is to be looked for in the second series of figures ( 1 to 9 ) in the top column ; the proportional part , which is found opposite the first two ...
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A reservoir contains water at a height of 200 feet above the ground : what is the potential energy of the water in foot - pounds per gallon ? The potential energy of each pound of water in the reservoir is 200 foot - pounds , and one ...
A reservoir contains water at a height of 200 feet above the ground : what is the potential energy of the water in foot - pounds per gallon ? The potential energy of each pound of water in the reservoir is 200 foot - pounds , and one ...
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A railway carriage contains forty passengers , whose average weight is 140 lbs . If the carriage itself weighs 6 tons , and is moving at a rate of 30 miles an hour , what is its kinetic energy ? 122. A body of mass m moves under the ...
A railway carriage contains forty passengers , whose average weight is 140 lbs . If the carriage itself weighs 6 tons , and is moving at a rate of 30 miles an hour , what is its kinetic energy ? 122. A body of mass m moves under the ...
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