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... raising one gramme vertically through one centimetre against the action of gravity is 981 ergs . Practical Units and Index Notation . In any uniform system some of the units must be inconveniently large , while others are so small that ...
... raising one gramme vertically through one centimetre against the action of gravity is 981 ergs . Practical Units and Index Notation . In any uniform system some of the units must be inconveniently large , while others are so small that ...
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... raise the temperature of a gran of water through one degree centigrade . dynamical equivalent of one heat - unit in erg 4.2 x 107 : this quantity is called the mechan equivalent of heat or " Joule's equivalent , " is usually represented ...
... raise the temperature of a gran of water through one degree centigrade . dynamical equivalent of one heat - unit in erg 4.2 x 107 : this quantity is called the mechan equivalent of heat or " Joule's equivalent , " is usually represented ...
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... raised by means of a screw which has thirty threads to the inch ; if the pendulum loses 5 minutes a day , how many turns of the head of the screw must be made in order to correct it ? go a S , h a e e سیا f. 30 [ c DYNAMICS.
... raised by means of a screw which has thirty threads to the inch ; if the pendulum loses 5 minutes a day , how many turns of the head of the screw must be made in order to correct it ? go a S , h a e e سیا f. 30 [ c DYNAMICS.
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... raising half ounce through a vertical distance of one foot . The kilogramme - metre ( which is the French gineer's unit of work ) is the work done in raising weight of a kilogramme through a vertical distance one metre against the force ...
... raising half ounce through a vertical distance of one foot . The kilogramme - metre ( which is the French gineer's unit of work ) is the work done in raising weight of a kilogramme through a vertical distance one metre against the force ...
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... raising of his own weight vertically upwards through one - twentieth of the distance walked , find ( in foot - tons ) ... raised through a vertical height of 8 metres : express the work done in muammo contimetres and convert this into ...
... raising of his own weight vertically upwards through one - twentieth of the distance walked , find ( in foot - tons ) ... raised through a vertical height of 8 metres : express the work done in muammo contimetres and convert this into ...
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