Practical PhysicsGinn, 1922 - 472 pages |
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... position of the knife - edge . It is customary to consider that the mass of a body determined as here indicated is a measure of the quantity of matter which it contains . QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 1. The 200 - meter run at the Olympic ...
... position of the knife - edge . It is customary to consider that the mass of a body determined as here indicated is a measure of the quantity of matter which it contains . QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 1. The 200 - meter run at the Olympic ...
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... position as soon as the finger is removed . If the pressure of the finger is increased , the drop will move forward a greater distance than before . We may therefore take the amount of motion of the drop as a measure of the force acting ...
... position as soon as the finger is removed . If the pressure of the finger is increased , the drop will move forward a greater distance than before . We may therefore take the amount of motion of the drop as a measure of the force acting ...
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... position of the index noted . Then let it be turned sidewise so that its plane is vertical ( see a , Fig . 4 ) , and adjusted in position until its center is exactly 10 centimeters beneath the surface , that is , until the average depth ...
... position of the index noted . Then let it be turned sidewise so that its plane is vertical ( see a , Fig . 4 ) , and adjusted in position until its center is exactly 10 centimeters beneath the surface , that is , until the average depth ...
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... POSITION OF U IN ASCENT POSITION OF V IN DESCENT FIG . 13 FIG . 14 Diagrams of hydraulic elevators With this arrangement a foot of upward motion of the piston P causes the counterpoise D of the cage to descend 2 feet , for it is clear ...
... POSITION OF U IN ASCENT POSITION OF V IN DESCENT FIG . 13 FIG . 14 Diagrams of hydraulic elevators With this arrangement a foot of upward motion of the piston P causes the counterpoise D of the cage to descend 2 feet , for it is clear ...
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... position . Most modern eleva- tors are electric rather than hydraulic . 27. City water supply . Fig . 15 illustrates the method by which a city is often supplied with water from a distant source . The aqueduct from the lake a passes ...
... position . Most modern eleva- tors are electric rather than hydraulic . 27. City water supply . Fig . 15 illustrates the method by which a city is often supplied with water from a distant source . The aqueduct from the lake a passes ...
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