A Manual of physics, theoretical and practical, for medical studentsCassell & Company, Limited, 1918 - 451 pages |
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Page 15 - Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Page 40 - The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of the...
Page 124 - The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface at the point of incidence, all lie in the same plane. When a ray of light is refracted, n sin <t> = n...
Page 145 - The angle between the refracted ray and the normal to the surface at the point of refraction (qv).
Page 33 - It is measured by the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance between the line of action of the force and the axis of rotation.
Page 145 - Whatever the obliquity of the incident ray, the ratio which the sine of the angle of incidence bears to the sine of the angle of refraction is always constant for the same two media, but varies with different media.
Page 174 - Lauro-cerasus) is a good match to a stick of red sealing-wax; and the back of the leaf answers to the lighter red of wafers.
Page 95 - The pendulum described in (5) measures 24 inches from the point of suspension to the centre of gravity of the weight.
Page 130 - Therefore, the image formed by an object placed in front of a plane mirror is the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror. The geometry of Figure 8.3 also shows that the object height, h, equals the image height, h'.