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Physics, Theoretical and Descriptive Henry Clifford Cheston,James Stewart Gibson No preview available - 2016 |
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angle of incidence angle of refraction armature axis body C. G. S. unit C₁ called calorimeter center of gravity circuit coil compression cylinder D₁ density diameter distance dynamo electric energy equal equilibrium ether waves Fahrenheit forces acting frequency fulcrum given glass heat hence horizontal incident ray increases index of refraction inversely proportional joules kinetic kinetic energy L₁ length of step lens lever light liquid magnet mass mercury molecules motion move number of steps object ohms piston placed point of application pole pound mass poundals prism produced pulley quantity ratio reflected resistance rest resultant rotation scale sensation shown in Fig sine solid sound wave specific gravity steam straight line substance surface temperature three parallel forces tion tone tube V₁ valve vapor velocity velocity of sound vertical vibration volume wave front weight wire zero
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Page 5 - The loss of weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid, or a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.
Page 57 - The second law asserts that the rate of change of momentum of a body is proportional to the force acting upon the body and is in the direction of the applied force.
Page 33 - The moment of a force about any point is the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action of the force.
Page 149 - This relation is commonly stated as the Law of Reflection: — The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection...
Page 113 - British thermal unit (BTU) is the. amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1° F.
Page 218 - The International Ohm is the unit of resistance and is defined as the resistance offered to an unvarying current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice, 14.4521 grams in mass, 106.300 cm.
Page 22 - Boyle's law— the volume of a given mass of gas at a constant temperature is inversely proportional to the pressure to which it is subjected; or Pi Vi = Pa V2.
Page vii - The mutual attraction between two bodies varies directly as the product of their masses, and inversely as the square of the distance between their centers of mass.
Page viii - ... distance from the center of the earth to the center of mass of the dumbbell.
Page 101 - Temperature. — The temperature of a body is its thermal state considered with reference to its power of communicating heat to other bodies.