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 57
r weight diminishes as theirdistance from the surface increases. Fig. 45 shows the operation ofthis law in the case of an object weigh-ing 1,000 pounds at the earths surface. could go from the surface of the earth to the centre, what would we find respectingthe weight of a given body? What is the… … WEIGHT IN DIFFERENT LATITUDES. 53 111. Weight at different Parts ofthe Earths Surface.:—The weight of a body differs at different parts of theearths surface. A mass of lead, for instance, that weighs1,000 pounds at the poles, will weigh only 995 such poundsat the equator. 112. This is owing to two…
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