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... attractions between the heavenly bodies . It was formerly supposed that actions at a distance were exerted across nothing , but it is now believed that they are due to continuous contact - forces in the ether . To find the work done by ...
... attractions between the heavenly bodies . It was formerly supposed that actions at a distance were exerted across nothing , but it is now believed that they are due to continuous contact - forces in the ether . To find the work done by ...
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... attraction on the particle at P and dw , the work done on the particle at Q , we have mm ' dw1 == -λ .P'M p2 mm ' dw2 = -λ Q'N p2 and therefore mm ' dw1 + dw2 = − λ mm ' 2.2 ( P'M + Q'N ) : == - λ p2 · ( P'Q ' — MN ) . But if e be the ...
... attraction on the particle at P and dw , the work done on the particle at Q , we have mm ' dw1 == -λ .P'M p2 mm ' dw2 = -λ Q'N p2 and therefore mm ' dw1 + dw2 = − λ mm ' 2.2 ( P'M + Q'N ) : == - λ p2 · ( P'Q ' — MN ) . But if e be the ...
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... attraction of the earth , and the reactions of the fluid or solid bodies with which it is in contact . If the centre of mass of the body move neither up nor down , and if the reactions of the contiguous objects do no work , the two ...
... attraction of the earth , and the reactions of the fluid or solid bodies with which it is in contact . If the centre of mass of the body move neither up nor down , and if the reactions of the contiguous objects do no work , the two ...
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... attraction of the earth nor their attraction on one another . Also by wrapping the bodies well up in the best non - conducting materials , we may approximate very closely to an ideal case in which there is neither conduction nor ...
... attraction of the earth nor their attraction on one another . Also by wrapping the bodies well up in the best non - conducting materials , we may approximate very closely to an ideal case in which there is neither conduction nor ...
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... attracted by the sun . ( c ) If F be the resultant force in dynes which acts . on the planet P , considered positive when it tends to the sun , and if SP , the distance of the planet from the sun , be denoted by r , the work done on the ...
... attracted by the sun . ( c ) If F be the resultant force in dynes which acts . on the planet P , considered positive when it tends to the sun , and if SP , the distance of the planet from the sun , be denoted by r , the work done on the ...
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