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... due to gravity in terms of the mile and the hour as the units of length and time , its value being 32 when the foot is the unit of length , and the second the unit of time . From ( 6 ) we have directly n ' = 12 88 INTRODUCTION.
... due to gravity in terms of the mile and the hour as the units of length and time , its value being 32 when the foot is the unit of length , and the second the unit of time . From ( 6 ) we have directly n ' = 12 88 INTRODUCTION.
Page 13
... hour second 5280 ' = 3600 , I ... n ' = 32 × 5280 I second × ( 3600 ) 2 = 78545.45 . 9. Force , Work , and Power . - Before proceeding to give the dimensions of other derived units in mechanics , it may be well to point out the ...
... hour second 5280 ' = 3600 , I ... n ' = 32 × 5280 I second × ( 3600 ) 2 = 78545.45 . 9. Force , Work , and Power . - Before proceeding to give the dimensions of other derived units in mechanics , it may be well to point out the ...
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... hour : what is its momentum ? ( Take the foot and pound as the units of length and mass . ) 37. Compare the momentum of a 15 - lb . cannon - ball moving at the rate of 300 feet per second , with that of a 3 - oz . bullet which has a ...
... hour : what is its momentum ? ( Take the foot and pound as the units of length and mass . ) 37. Compare the momentum of a 15 - lb . cannon - ball moving at the rate of 300 feet per second , with that of a 3 - oz . bullet which has a ...
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... hour a clock carried with it will gain . 81. If the length of the seconds pendulum were taken as the unit of length , what would be the value of g ? 82. Enunciate the law of universal gravitation , and give an account of the method of ...
... hour a clock carried with it will gain . 81. If the length of the seconds pendulum were taken as the unit of length , what would be the value of g ? 82. Enunciate the law of universal gravitation , and give an account of the method of ...
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... 16 feet : how many foot - pounds of work does he do in an hour ? 93. An agent A exerts a force equal to a weight of 50 lbs . through a distance of 120 feet , and another agent B exerts a force equal to a weight of 180 I 37 WORK.
... 16 feet : how many foot - pounds of work does he do in an hour ? 93. An agent A exerts a force equal to a weight of 50 lbs . through a distance of 120 feet , and another agent B exerts a force equal to a weight of 180 I 37 WORK.
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