A natural philosophy : embracing the most recent discoveries in the various branches of physics, and exhibiting the application of scientific principles in everyday life .. (1899)
Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn), 1826-1881 · New York, Cincinnati [etc.], American book company · leaf 56
miles, the distance of the moonfrom the earth, its weight would be re-duced to less than five ounces. 108. If we could go from thesurface of the earth to the cen-tre, we should find a given object weigh less and less as weadvanced. The moment we descended beneath the surface,we would leave… … their present weight ? 107. What is said of the weight of bodies taken up from theearths surface ? What would 1,000 pounds of iron weigh, 4,000 miles above theearths surface ? Show the reason of this. What is said of the loss of weight at smallelevations ? Four miles above the surface, how much…
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