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16 feet 16 Maps 30 inches 32 feet 32 Maps 64 feet A D and B C axle balance ball Boyle's Law centre of gravity centre of pressure cloth lettered compressed consisting of 32 cork distance draw earth Edinburgh equal volume equal weights equilibrium extent and direction force of gravitation friction fulcrum given force greater heavier Henry Evers hydrometer inches of mercury inclined plane lb at 90 length less lever liquid LL.D London marble mercury middle point motion mounted on Guards moving body naphtha nearer number of forces ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ounces parallelogram parallelogram of forces particles passes point of suspension pound weight pressure pulley raised resultant right angles rope round screw side simple pendulum small weight space specific gravity Steelyard stone straight line suspended tion triangle tube velocity vertically vessel vibrate volume of water whole
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