Stewart, Balfour, 1828-1887 · Toronto : James Campbell · leaf 64
magine that the same particles BODIES.] PHYSICS. 55 of air travel all the way from the cannon to your ear.The particles near the cannon give a blow to thosenext them and then stop, the particles that have re-ceived the blow give in their turn a blow to thosenext them and then stop, and so on, till… … hang loosely together, just touching one another. Letus now pull aside endways the first ball, and allowit to give a blow to the second. What will happen ?The first ball having delivered its ^^^ v to thesecond, will become quite still. The second willvery quickly transmit the blow to the third, and…
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