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... body when its volume and material are given . " Multiply the volume in cubic feet by the specific gravity and by 62 · 4 , and the product will be the mass in pounds ; " or " multiply the volume in cubic acceleration are defined as above ...
... body when its volume and material are given . " Multiply the volume in cubic feet by the specific gravity and by 62 · 4 , and the product will be the mass in pounds ; " or " multiply the volume in cubic acceleration are defined as above ...
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... body through any angle , is the product of the couple by the angle . The identity of dimensions between work and couple is thus verified . 1 Angular velocity T Angular acceleration = 1 T2 Moment of inertia = ML2 . Angular momentum ...
... body through any angle , is the product of the couple by the angle . The identity of dimensions between work and couple is thus verified . 1 Angular velocity T Angular acceleration = 1 T2 Moment of inertia = ML2 . Angular momentum ...
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... bodies of approximately equal mass is effected by weighing , which is , of all the operations of the laboratory , the most exact . Very ac- curate copies of the standard can thus be secured ; and these can be carried from place to place ...
... bodies of approximately equal mass is effected by weighing , which is , of all the operations of the laboratory , the most exact . Very ac- curate copies of the standard can thus be secured ; and these can be carried from place to place ...
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... body whose velocity increases in every second by the C.G.S. unit of velocity - namely , by a centimetre per second . The apparent acceleration of a body falling freely under the action of gravity in vacuo is denoted by g . The value of ...
... body whose velocity increases in every second by the C.G.S. unit of velocity - namely , by a centimetre per second . The apparent acceleration of a body falling freely under the action of gravity in vacuo is denoted by g . The value of ...
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... body falling in vacuo . When a body of m grammes falls through a height of h centimetres , the working force is the weight of the body —that is , gm dynes , which , multiplied by the distance worked through , gives gmh ergs as the work ...
... body falling in vacuo . When a body of m grammes falls through a height of h centimetres , the working force is the weight of the body —that is , gm dynes , which , multiplied by the distance worked through , gives gmh ergs as the work ...
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