A compendium of astronomy; containing the elements of the science, familiarly explained and illustrated, with the latest discoveries. Adapted to the use of schools and academies, and of the general reader (1850)
Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859 · New York, R. B. Collins · leaf 117
ion of these two forces, is the motion of a mis-sile thrown from the hand, or of a ball fired from a can-non. It is well known that the particular form of thecurve described by the projectile, in either case, will de-pend upon the velocity with which it is thrown. Ineach case the body will begin to… … locity of projection is greater. Thus let AB (Fig. 29,) 133. When a cannon ball is fired with different velocities,when is its motion nearest to the line of projection ? MOTION IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT. 105 perpendicular to AC represent the line of projection.The body will, in every case, commence…
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