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... applied to set in motion 100 cubic metres of iron , or 69 cubic metres of lead ; there is , therefore , the same ... applied during a second to the mass of a gramme , will produce in it a velocity of one metre in a second . It is very ...
... applied to set in motion 100 cubic metres of iron , or 69 cubic metres of lead ; there is , therefore , the same ... applied during a second to the mass of a gramme , will produce in it a velocity of one metre in a second . It is very ...
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... applied to each . It will therefore take one unit of force to produce unit of velocity in the one gramme , and another unit of force to produce the same in the other , and hence we must apply two units of force . It is not , however ...
... applied to each . It will therefore take one unit of force to produce unit of velocity in the one gramme , and another unit of force to produce the same in the other , and hence we must apply two units of force . It is not , however ...
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... applied , by the first law of motion . Now , this force can only be applied at those points at which he is in contact with the horse , so that if he be sitting loosely he will fall backwards . Example II . - A man is on horseback , and ...
... applied , by the first law of motion . Now , this force can only be applied at those points at which he is in contact with the horse , so that if he be sitting loosely he will fall backwards . Example II . - A man is on horseback , and ...
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... applied at the points where he touches the horse ; if he sits loosely , he will therefore pre- serve his previous state of motion , and be thrown forward over the horse's head . Again , the first law of motion serves to explain the ...
... applied at the points where he touches the horse ; if he sits loosely , he will therefore pre- serve his previous state of motion , and be thrown forward over the horse's head . Again , the first law of motion serves to explain the ...
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... applied to the same body , it will produce a double velocity in unit of time , a triple force , a triple velocity , and so on ; in fact a force may be measured by the velocity which it generates when applied for one second to a given ...
... applied to the same body , it will produce a double velocity in unit of time , a triple force , a triple velocity , and so on ; in fact a force may be measured by the velocity which it generates when applied for one second to a given ...
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