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... bulk of solid figures we fix on some solid as the standard or unit ; thus we may take a cubic inch , that is a cube ... bulk or volume in the case of some solid bodies . Cylinder . Multiply the area of the base by the per- pendicular ...
... bulk of solid figures we fix on some solid as the standard or unit ; thus we may take a cubic inch , that is a cube ... bulk or volume in the case of some solid bodies . Cylinder . Multiply the area of the base by the per- pendicular ...
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... laws of physics he rose by gravity and sank by levity . " But we know now that all the bodies with which we are - con- cerned are really heavy , though some are much heavier , bulk for bulk , than others ; so that if Natural Philosophy.
... laws of physics he rose by gravity and sank by levity . " But we know now that all the bodies with which we are - con- cerned are really heavy , though some are much heavier , bulk for bulk , than others ; so that if Natural Philosophy.
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With Numerous Examples Isaac Todhunter. bulk for bulk , than others ; so that if some bodies rise when they are set free , it is not because they have no weight , but because other bodies have more weight , and so sink below them and ...
With Numerous Examples Isaac Todhunter. bulk for bulk , than others ; so that if some bodies rise when they are set free , it is not because they have no weight , but because other bodies have more weight , and so sink below them and ...
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... bulk of the little work now in the reader's hands ; and therefore all the treasures of a na- tional library packed into a moderate book - case . 62. As further illustrations of the same subject we read that : " A grain of blue vitriol ...
... bulk of the little work now in the reader's hands ; and therefore all the treasures of a na- tional library packed into a moderate book - case . 62. As further illustrations of the same subject we read that : " A grain of blue vitriol ...
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... bulk for bulk . Whether weight is an essential property of bodies , as according to some persons extension and impenetrability are , is uncertain ; most writers hold that it is not ; the late Dr Whewell held that it is , and he wrote a ...
... bulk for bulk . Whether weight is an essential property of bodies , as according to some persons extension and impenetrability are , is uncertain ; most writers hold that it is not ; the late Dr Whewell held that it is , and he wrote a ...
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