The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 19Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... bodies also have momentum . The momentum of a body in rotary motion is called angular , or rotational , momen- tum . The angular momentum of a body is the product of its moment of inertia and its angular , or rotational , velocity . The ...
... bodies also have momentum . The momentum of a body in rotary motion is called angular , or rotational , momen- tum . The angular momentum of a body is the product of its moment of inertia and its angular , or rotational , velocity . The ...
Page 502
... body in space as time passes . This change of position is described with respect to a place or thing whose position is assumed to be fixed . For ex- ample , the motion of an automobile is described with respect to the surface of the ...
... body in space as time passes . This change of position is described with respect to a place or thing whose position is assumed to be fixed . For ex- ample , the motion of an automobile is described with respect to the surface of the ...
Page 503
... body is directly proportional to the force that acts on it and inversely propor- tional to the mass of the body . In the diagram , two balls of differing mass are hit with the same force . The more massive ball receives a smaller ...
... body is directly proportional to the force that acts on it and inversely propor- tional to the mass of the body . In the diagram , two balls of differing mass are hit with the same force . The more massive ball receives a smaller ...
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