 | John Lee Comstock - 1813 - 448 Seiten
...but that he really moves the ship is certain, when it is considered, that a thousand boats pulling in the same manner would make the ship meet them half way. 111. It appears, therefore, that an equal force acting on bodies containing different quantities of... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1827 - 692 Seiten
...they would approach and meet : but the little one would perform a greater part of the journey, just in proportion to its littleness. A man in a boat pulling...boat : but he really moves the ship a little, for a thousand men in a thousand boats, pulling in the same way at the same time, would make the ship meet... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1829 - 542 Seiten
...each other as pendulums, they would approach and meet: but the little one would perform a greater part of the journey, in proportion to its littleness. A...the boat: but he really moves the ship a little, for a thousand men in a thousand boats, pulling simultaneously in the same way, would make the ship meet... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1830 - 308 Seiten
...that he really moves the ship will be obviuos when it is considered, that a thousand boats pulling in the same manner would make the ship meet them half way. It appears, therefore, that the, same force acting on bodies containing different quantities of matter,... | |
 | 1833 - 426 Seiten
...pendulums, they would approach and meet ; but the little one would perform more than half of the journey. A man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large...in the same manner, would make the ship meet them halfway. A pound of lead and the earth attract each other with equal force, but that force makes the... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1837 - 374 Seiten
...to another boat of equal weight, the boats will move towards each other with equal velocities ; but a man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large...move the boat, but he really moves the ship a little, although its velocity is as much less than that of the boat as its weight is greater. A pound of lead... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1838 - 376 Seiten
...attached to another boat of equal size, the boats will move towards each other with equal velocities; but a man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large...move the boat, but he really moves the ship a little, although its velocity is as much less than that of the boat, as its weight is greater. A pound of lead... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1838 - 266 Seiten
...really moves may be proved by close inspection, and by the fact that a thousand such boats pulling in the same manner would make the ship meet them half way. In the application of these plain truths to the force of gravity, it appears that an equal force, that... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1844 - 618 Seiten
...attached to another boat of equal size, the boats will move toward each other with equal velocities; but a man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large...move the boat, but he really moves the ship a little, although its velocity is as much less than that of the boat, as its weight is greater. A pound of lead... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1846 - 454 Seiten
...to another boat of equal weight, the boats will move towards each other with equal velocities ; but a man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large...move the boat, but he really moves the ship a little, although its velocity is as much less than that of the boat as its weight is greater. A pound of lead... | |
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A man in a boat pulling a rope attached to a large ship, seems only to move the boat : but he really moves the ship a little, for... 
