Philosophical instructor, or, Webster's elements of natural philosophy : subdivided into principles and illustrations ; intended for academies, medical schools, and the popular class-room (1824)
Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842, Webster, John, fl. 1804-1824 · Albany : Printed by Websters and Skinners ... · leaf 37
tsof this kind, whether with elastic or non-elastic bo-dies, the theory will vary in some degree from thepractice, not only from the imperfection of the bodies,but from the resistance of the medium through whichthey fall. Remarks. What is meant by the collision ofelastic bodies, is when the… … COLLISION. 35 To show the elasticity of these bodies : If two balls•f the above description be suspended from a commoncentre, and one of them has its surface thinly paint-ed ; then as it hangs in contact with the other, it willmake a small mark on the side ; but if the paintedball be raised to a…
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