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... dynes , the work done in raising one gramme vertically through one centimetre against the action of gravity is 981 ergs . At the Paris Electrical Congress in 1889 it was pro- posed that a practical unit of work , called a Joule , should ...
... dynes , the work done in raising one gramme vertically through one centimetre against the action of gravity is 981 ergs . At the Paris Electrical Congress in 1889 it was pro- posed that a practical unit of work , called a Joule , should ...
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... dynes in a poundal ( the poundal being the British absolute unit of force , based upon the pound , foot , and second ) . Referring to equations ( 7 ) and ( 8 ) we see that , since n = 1 , the required number n ' is the change - ratio or ...
... dynes in a poundal ( the poundal being the British absolute unit of force , based upon the pound , foot , and second ) . Referring to equations ( 7 ) and ( 8 ) we see that , since n = 1 , the required number n ' is the change - ratio or ...
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... dyne ) . If the weight of a gramme be taken as the unit of force , what is the unit of mass ? 4. A force of 25 units acts upon a mass 10 : find the acceleration produced , and the space described ... dynes acts upon a mass CHAPTER I DYNAMICS.
... dyne ) . If the weight of a gramme be taken as the unit of force , what is the unit of mass ? 4. A force of 25 units acts upon a mass 10 : find the acceleration produced , and the space described ... dynes acts upon a mass CHAPTER I DYNAMICS.
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... dynes ? 7. A force of 1,000,000 dynes acts upon a body for Io seconds , and gives it a velocity of a metre per second : find the mass of the body in grammes . 8. How long must a force of 5 units act upon a body in order to give it a ...
... dynes ? 7. A force of 1,000,000 dynes acts upon a body for Io seconds , and gives it a velocity of a metre per second : find the mass of the body in grammes . 8. How long must a force of 5 units act upon a body in order to give it a ...
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... dynes in a gramme weight . 20. Express the weight of 10 kilogrammes in dynes , and the value of a dyne in terms of a gramme weight . 21. Calculate the value of a pound weight in dynes . ( See note on p . 25. ) 22. A force of 980 dynes ...
... dynes in a gramme weight . 20. Express the weight of 10 kilogrammes in dynes , and the value of a dyne in terms of a gramme weight . 21. Calculate the value of a pound weight in dynes . ( See note on p . 25. ) 22. A force of 980 dynes ...
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