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Scientific amusements (1890)

Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 625

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rifugal Force, which means flying from the centre,is the force which causes an object to describe a circlewith uniform velocity, and fly away from the centre ; theforce that counteracts it is called the centripetal force. Avery simple experiment will illustrate it. 62 SOLID BODIES. To represent its… … Another Hlustrfition of centrifugal force. and fro and round without the water being spilt, evenwhen the glass is upside down. Another experiment on the same subject is as shownin the above illustration, by which a napkin ring can bekept in revolution around the forefinger, and by a con-tinued…

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