Elements of PhysicsGinn, 1927 - 509 pages |
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... length . Nearly all civilized na- tions have at some time employed a unit of length the name of which bore the same significance as does foot in English . There can scarcely be any doubt , therefore , that in each country this unit has ...
... length . Nearly all civilized na- tions have at some time employed a unit of length the name of which bore the same significance as does foot in English . There can scarcely be any doubt , therefore , that in each country this unit has ...
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... length . It has also been true , in general , that in a given country the different units of length in common use ( such , for example , as the inch , the hand , the foot , the fathom , the rod , the mile , etc. ) have been derived ...
... length . It has also been true , in general , that in a given country the different units of length in common use ( such , for example , as the inch , the hand , the foot , the fathom , the rod , the mile , etc. ) have been derived ...
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... length in the metric system is called the meter ( m . ) . It is the distance , at the freezing temperature , between two transverse parallel lines Exact size of the cross section FIG . 1. The standard meter ruled on a bar of platinum ...
... length in the metric system is called the meter ( m . ) . It is the distance , at the freezing temperature , between two transverse parallel lines Exact size of the cross section FIG . 1. The standard meter ruled on a bar of platinum ...
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... length . 7. Metric standard capacity . The standard unit of capacity is called the liter ( 1. ) . It is the volume of a cube which is one tenth of a meter ( about 4 inches ) on a side . The liter is there- fore equal to 1000 cubic ...
... length . 7. Metric standard capacity . The standard unit of capacity is called the liter ( 1. ) . It is the volume of a cube which is one tenth of a meter ( about 4 inches ) on a side . The liter is there- fore equal to 1000 cubic ...
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... taken among all the civilized nations as the standard unit of time . It is 6400 part of the time from noon to noon ; that is , of the mean solar day . 86 12. Measurement of length . Measuring the length of a FUNDAMENTAL UNITS 5.
... taken among all the civilized nations as the standard unit of time . It is 6400 part of the time from noon to noon ; that is , of the mean solar day . 86 12. Measurement of length . Measuring the length of a FUNDAMENTAL UNITS 5.
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Page 92 - 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 498 - And show me how they calculated the initiatory speed of our car?" "Yes, my worthy friend; taking into consideration all the elements of the problem, the distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon...
Page 64 - ... is, the resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction is equal to the sum of the two forces.
Page 114 - ... work accomplished is measured by the product of the force acting and the distance through which it moves the body.
Page 2 - ... the inch, the hand, the foot, the fathom, the rod, the mile, etc., have been derived either from the lengths of different members of the human body or from equally unrelated magnitudes, and in consequence have been connected with one another by different, and often by very awkward, multipliers. Thus, there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5^ yards in a rod, 1760 yards in a mile, etc. 4. Relations between units of length, area, volume, and mass. A similar and even worse complexity exists...
Page 163 - The calorie is the amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1° C...
Page 25 - Therefore the specific gravity of a solid or a liquid body, is the ratio of its weight to the weight of an equal volume of water...
Page 284 - The resistance of any conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to the area of its cross section or to the square of its diameter.
Page 128 - FIG. 228. slides up. When the force acting on the end of the lever has made one revolution, the weight which rests upon the top of the screw has evidently been lifted through a vertical distance equal to the distance between the threads. Has the hand which furnishes the power moved much farther than the weight has been lifted? For what purposes are jackscrews used ? The most common example of a screw is the bolt and nut. Why is a wrench used in turning a nut on a bolt ? The screw press and the vise...
Page 107 - If the cohesive force oF(Fig. 117) is strong in comparison with the adhesive force oE, the resultant oR will fall to the right of the vertical, in which case the liquid must be depressed about o. Whether, then, a liquid will rise against a solid wall or be depressed by it, will depend only on the relative strengths of the adhesion of the wall for the liquid and the cohesion of the liquid for itself.