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... figure that if we had sub - divided the second into a very great number of parts instead of into ten , the two results , of which one is above and the other below the truth , would differ from one another and from the truth only by an ...
... figure that if we had sub - divided the second into a very great number of parts instead of into ten , the two results , of which one is above and the other below the truth , would differ from one another and from the truth only by an ...
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... of gravity . The true position of the projectile will therefore be a curve , bending further and further from the original line of impulse , such as we have shown in the above figure ; 24 CHAP . I. ELEMENTARY PHYSICS .
... of gravity . The true position of the projectile will therefore be a curve , bending further and further from the original line of impulse , such as we have shown in the above figure ; 24 CHAP . I. ELEMENTARY PHYSICS .
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Balfour Stewart. such as we have shown in the above figure ; and finally the projectile will reach the ground again at c . The curve A B C , denoting the path of a projectile , may be shown to be a parabola . LESSON IV . - SECOND LAW ...
Balfour Stewart. such as we have shown in the above figure ; and finally the projectile will reach the ground again at c . The curve A B C , denoting the path of a projectile , may be shown to be a parabola . LESSON IV . - SECOND LAW ...
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... figure is drawn so that A D is vertical . ) This , then , will ( if the parallelogram of forces be true ) represent the joint action of the two forces A B and A C , and hence these two forces will be capable of being balanced by a third ...
... figure is drawn so that A D is vertical . ) This , then , will ( if the parallelogram of forces be true ) represent the joint action of the two forces A B and A C , and hence these two forces will be capable of being balanced by a third ...
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... figure ; now if we allow the system to find its own equilibrium , it will be found to settle into such a position that the lines in the second figure shall be parallel to those in the first figure , in which case the forces which ...
... figure ; now if we allow the system to find its own equilibrium , it will be found to settle into such a position that the lines in the second figure shall be parallel to those in the first figure , in which case the forces which ...
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