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Page 53
... weight of the rifle . A fifth ( the one to be broken by the recoil ) is supplied by a nearly vertical fixed plane close behind the second V , to be touched by the trigger - guard , the rifle being pressed forward in its V's as far as ...
... weight of the rifle . A fifth ( the one to be broken by the recoil ) is supplied by a nearly vertical fixed plane close behind the second V , to be touched by the trigger - guard , the rifle being pressed forward in its V's as far as ...
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... Weight . His experiments on pendulums , by which he establishes this most important remark , will be described later , in our chapter on Properties of Matter . As will be presently explained , the unit mass most convenient for British ...
... Weight . His experiments on pendulums , by which he establishes this most important remark , will be described later , in our chapter on Properties of Matter . As will be presently explained , the unit mass most convenient for British ...
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... weight is considered ; and the smallest particle of matter that has weight occupies some finite portion of space . Thus it is to be remarked , that there are two kinds of force , distinguishable by their place of application - force ...
... weight is considered ; and the smallest particle of matter that has weight occupies some finite portion of space . Thus it is to be remarked , that there are two kinds of force , distinguishable by their place of application - force ...
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... weight of a given quantity of matter differs in different latitudes . It is often , however , convenient to use instead of the absolute unit ( § 188 ) , the gravitation unit - which is simply the weight of unit mass . It must , of ...
... weight of a given quantity of matter differs in different latitudes . It is often , however , convenient to use instead of the absolute unit ( § 188 ) , the gravitation unit - which is simply the weight of unit mass . It must , of ...
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... weight of a pound in this latitude . Thus , speaking very roughly , the British absolute unit of force is equal to the weight of about half an ounce . 12000 192. Forces ( since they involve only direction and magnitude ) may be ...
... weight of a pound in this latitude . Thus , speaking very roughly , the British absolute unit of force is equal to the weight of about half an ounce . 12000 192. Forces ( since they involve only direction and magnitude ) may be ...
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