Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871 · London : Longman, Rees Orme · leaf 184
ll perpendicu-larly in a dead calm; a person exposed to the shower,who should stand quite still and upright, would receivethe drops on his hat, which would thus shelter him, butif he ran forward in any direction they would strike himin the face. The effect wrould be the same as if he re-mained… … an inclined hollow tube P Q; if the tube were heldimmoveable the ball would strike on its lower side, but ifthe tube were carried forward in the direction E F,with a velocity properly adjusted at every instant tothat of the ball, while preserving its inclination to thehorizon, so that when the ball…
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