Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 19
the disc of paper.But now place the piece of paper upon the upper surfaceof the halfpenny and permit thenn to fall together in ahorizontal position, as in illustration (Fig. 2). You willfind that the two bodies will reach the ground at the sametime ! Why .? Because the piece of paper is… … Iig. I.- Fall of a Halfpenny and a Piece of FigPaper cut to same Shape. ?.—Fall of the ?ame Bodies. The Paperplaced upon the Coin. with the same velocity. Under the receiver of an air-pump both bodies would fall with the same speed. T//E TWO PIECES OF PAPER. Take a sheet of paper, fold it in half,…
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