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... velocity of one centimetre per second . The C.G.S. absolute unit of pressure is a pressure of one dyne per square centimetre . In conjunction with these absolute units , we frequently employ arbitrary units , as the gramme - weight for ...
... velocity of one centimetre per second . The C.G.S. absolute unit of pressure is a pressure of one dyne per square centimetre . In conjunction with these absolute units , we frequently employ arbitrary units , as the gramme - weight for ...
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... velocity of one foot per second . The accelerating effect of gravity being 32-1889 feet per second at London , it follows that the weight of a pound at London is 32.1889 poundals . Hence , for rough purposes , we may consider a poundal ...
... velocity of one foot per second . The accelerating effect of gravity being 32-1889 feet per second at London , it follows that the weight of a pound at London is 32.1889 poundals . Hence , for rough purposes , we may consider a poundal ...
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... velocity of the particle at any instant , we have Vu2 + v2 + w2 , so that 2 + mV s- jm Vs - f ' aw 0 = . ( 2 ) . Now the Kinetic Energy of a particle is defined to be half the product of its mass and the square of its velocity . The ...
... velocity of the particle at any instant , we have Vu2 + v2 + w2 , so that 2 + mV s- jm Vs - f ' aw 0 = . ( 2 ) . Now the Kinetic Energy of a particle is defined to be half the product of its mass and the square of its velocity . The ...
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... velocity will generally be different every time . Again , even when no function W exists of which dW is the exact differential , it is still found convenient to employ the ordinary notation of partial differential co- efficients . Thus ...
... velocity will generally be different every time . Again , even when no function W exists of which dW is the exact differential , it is still found convenient to employ the ordinary notation of partial differential co- efficients . Thus ...
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... and heat across the vacant space which separates the sun from the earth . This was dis- covered by Roemer in 1675 to be a gradual and not an instantaneous process , the velocity of light in a vacuum THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY . 11.
... and heat across the vacant space which separates the sun from the earth . This was dis- covered by Roemer in 1675 to be a gradual and not an instantaneous process , the velocity of light in a vacuum THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY . 11.
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