Conversations on Natural Philosophy: In which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained, and Adapted to the Comprehension of Young Pupils. Illustrated with Plates |
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... Force to Produce Mo- tion ; Direction of Motion ; Velocity , absolute and relative ; Uniform Motion ; Retarded ... Force , that which confines a body to a fixed central point ; Centrifugal Force that which im- pels a body to fly ...
... Force to Produce Mo- tion ; Direction of Motion ; Velocity , absolute and relative ; Uniform Motion ; Retarded ... Force , that which confines a body to a fixed central point ; Centrifugal Force that which im- pels a body to fly ...
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... forces them asunder ; you may therefore consider heat and the attraction of cohe- sion , as constantly acting in opposition to each other . Emily . The one endeavouring to rend a body to pieces , the other to keep its parts firmly ...
... forces them asunder ; you may therefore consider heat and the attraction of cohe- sion , as constantly acting in opposition to each other . Emily . The one endeavouring to rend a body to pieces , the other to keep its parts firmly ...
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... forces every body , which is not supported , to fall upon it . Emily . If the tendency which bodies have to fall ... force proportional to the quantity of matter they contain . Emily . I do not perceive any difference between the ...
... forces every body , which is not supported , to fall upon it . Emily . If the tendency which bodies have to fall ... force proportional to the quantity of matter they contain . Emily . I do not perceive any difference between the ...
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... force of the cohesive attraction of their particles to resist that of gravity , which would otherwise disunite them , and bring them to a level with the ground , as it does in the case of liquids , the cohesive attraction of which is ...
... force of the cohesive attraction of their particles to resist that of gravity , which would otherwise disunite them , and bring them to a level with the ground , as it does in the case of liquids , the cohesive attraction of which is ...
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... as on the particles of the same body ? - 66. When will the surfaces of different bodies adhere to each other by the force of cohesive attraction ? 70. What is weight , or of what is it GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES . 23.
... as on the particles of the same body ? - 66. When will the surfaces of different bodies adhere to each other by the force of cohesive attraction ? 70. What is weight , or of what is it GENERAL PROPERTIES OF BODIES . 23.
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