| Martin Clare, Benjamin Webb - Business - 1764 - 208 pages
...Velocities wherewith they move. • (279) The Battering-Ram of Vefpafian, weighed, fuppofe looooo Pounds, and was moved, let us admit, with fuch a Velocity, by Strength of Hands, as to pafs through 20 Feet T in i38 RECREJr'lON XVIII. in one Second of Time, and this was found fufficient to demolith the Walls... | |
| Thomas Sadler - Arithmetic - 1773 - 524 pages
...let us admit, with fuch a velocity, by ftrength of hands, as to pafs through 20 feet in one fécond of time, and this was found fufficient to demolifh the walls of Jerufiletn ; •with what velocity muil a bullet that weighs but 30 pounds be moved, in order to do... | |
| Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1785 - 350 pages
...their Quantities of Matter they contain. 14.. The battering Ram of Vefpaf1an weighed, fuppofe looooolb. and was moved, let us admit, with fuch a Velocity,...20 Feet in one Second of Time, and this was found fuffi-, cient to demolifh the Walls of Jerufalem ; with what Velocity muft a Bullet that weighs but... | |
| Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1806 - 342 pages
...suppose 10OOOOlb. and was moved, let us admit, with such a Velocity, by Strength of Hands, as to pass through 20 Feet in one Second of Time ; and this was found suffic:ent to demolish the Walls of Jerusalem. With what Velocity must a Bullet that weighs but 30Ib.... | |
| Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1807 - 464 pages
...pounds j and was moved, let us admit, with such ^ such a velocity, by strength of hand, as to pass ^.through 20 feet in one second of time -, and this was found safikient to demolish the walls of Jerusalem. The question js, with' >vhat velocity a 321b ball must... | |
| James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 176 pages
...suppose 100000 Ibs. and was moved, let us admit, with such a velocity by strength of hands, as to pass through 20 feet in one second of time, and this was found sufficient to demolish the walls of Jerusalem ; with what velocity must a bullet that weighs but 30... | |
| Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 442 pages
...10,000 pounds; and was moved, let us admit, with such i Such a velocity, by strength of hand, as to pass through 20 feet in one second of time ; and this was found sufficient to demolish the walls of Ierusalem. The question is, with what velocity a 32lb ball must... | |
| Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1815 - 340 pages
...suppose l00000Ib. and was moved, let us admit, with such a velocity, by strength of hands, as to pass through 20 feet in one second of time ; and this was found sufficient to demolish the walls of Jerusalem. With what velocity must a cannon ball that weighs but... | |
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