On the Connection of the Physical SciencesHarper & Bros., 1862 - 460 pages |
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... centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force diminishes the gravity of the particles at the equator , and equilibrium can only exist where these two forces are balanced by an increase ...
... centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion ( N. 30 ) ; for the centrifugal force diminishes the gravity of the particles at the equator , and equilibrium can only exist where these two forces are balanced by an increase ...
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... centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion . The force of gravity is everywhere perpendicular to the surface ( N. 117 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpen- dicularly ...
... centrifugal force arising from the velocity of rota- tion . The force of gravity is everywhere perpendicular to the surface ( N. 117 ) , and tends to the interior of the fluid mass ; whereas the centrifugal force acts perpen- dicularly ...
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... centrifugal force is much less than the force of grav- ity - gravitation , which is the difference between the two , is least at the equator , and continually increases toward the poles , where it is a maximum . On these principles Sir ...
... centrifugal force is much less than the force of grav- ity - gravitation , which is the difference between the two , is least at the equator , and continually increases toward the poles , where it is a maximum . On these principles Sir ...
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... force of gravitation at any place is measured by the descent of a heavy body during the first second of its fall ... centrifugal force bal- ances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravitating force . Were the ...
... force of gravitation at any place is measured by the descent of a heavy body during the first second of its fall ... centrifugal force bal- ances the attraction of the earth , it is an exact measure of the gravitating force . Were the ...
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Mary Somerville. spheroid in rotation , the centrifugal force varies , by the laws of mechanics , as the square of ... force of gravity by a small quantity . Hence , by gravitation , which is the dif- ference of these two forces , the ...
Mary Somerville. spheroid in rotation , the centrifugal force varies , by the laws of mechanics , as the square of ... force of gravity by a small quantity . Hence , by gravitation , which is the dif- ference of these two forces , the ...
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