The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 27Henry Colburn, 1829 |
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... portion of the medium moving with the pendulum does or does not lose its motion , at the same instant that the pen- dulum comes to repose ; a question which must be determined by experiment , -in the affirmative , if a series of ...
... portion of the medium moving with the pendulum does or does not lose its motion , at the same instant that the pen- dulum comes to repose ; a question which must be determined by experiment , -in the affirmative , if a series of ...
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... portion of the fluid in the interior of the cylinder flowing out to supply the vacancy created by the motion of the cylinder ; and the con- verse . The value of the co - efficient found by the experiments in air and water differed from ...
... portion of the fluid in the interior of the cylinder flowing out to supply the vacancy created by the motion of the cylinder ; and the con- verse . The value of the co - efficient found by the experiments in air and water differed from ...
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... portion of that reduction ; and 2d , the con- dition of reciprocity has not as yet been fulfilled . To accomplish , then , what is yet a desideratum , viz . to obtain the true length of the seconds pendulum by means of a convertible ...
... portion of that reduction ; and 2d , the con- dition of reciprocity has not as yet been fulfilled . To accomplish , then , what is yet a desideratum , viz . to obtain the true length of the seconds pendulum by means of a convertible ...
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... different angles of oscillation from 84 to 15 ' , varied from 10.1 to 11.2 ; corresponding to the tabular value of q when the curve is an ellipse , and the pro- portion of the axes as about 1:21 . The knife Pendulum Experiments . 21.
... different angles of oscillation from 84 to 15 ' , varied from 10.1 to 11.2 ; corresponding to the tabular value of q when the curve is an ellipse , and the pro- portion of the axes as about 1:21 . The knife Pendulum Experiments . 21.
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portion of the axes as about 1:21 . The knife - edge was then ground again till b was diminished to 0.0135 L. , when the length of the simple pendulum corresponding to the vibration was found to be diminished in an arc of 80 0.2203 L ...
portion of the axes as about 1:21 . The knife - edge was then ground again till b was diminished to 0.0135 L. , when the length of the simple pendulum corresponding to the vibration was found to be diminished in an arc of 80 0.2203 L ...
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