 | Globe encyclopaedia - 1878 - 666 σελίδες
...acceleration produced by a given force acting upon a given body is proportional to the M. of the body. The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it, and diminishes as the distance from the earth increases. The ratio of the weight to the acceleration... | |
 | Joshua Joseph J. Doherty - 1881 - 240 σελίδες
...weight. The attraction of gravity is constantly acting upon bodies, and as a consequence all bodies have weight. The weight of a body is the force with which the earth draws the body towards it. The unit of weight usually adopted in this country is the pound weight.... | |
 | Edward Leamington Nichols, William Suddards Franklin - 1898 - 250 σελίδες
...in grams and v in centimeters per second per second. 39. Weight : gravitational units of force. — The weight of a body is the force with which the earth pulls it. When a body is unsupported, the force with which the earth pulls it imparts downward velocity... | |
 | Leander Miller Hoskins - 1900 - 456 σελίδες
...from the center, compare the weight of a body at the surface and at a point h feet above the surface. The ' ' weight " of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it.* If R is the radius of the earth, and if /*and P' are the values of the earth's attraction upon... | |
 | Leander Miller Hoskins - 1903 - 484 σελίδες
...established as the standard by act of the British Parliament. This unit mass is called one pound. 46. Weight. — The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it, in accordance with the law of gravitation. From this law (Art. 39) it follows that the weights... | |
 | Arthur Morley - 1905 - 308 σελίδες
...(centimetre-gramme-second) absolute system, the unit mass is the gramme, which is about — - — Ib. 453-6 38. The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it. This is directly proportional to its mass, but is slightly different at different parts of the... | |
 | Benjamin Warner Snow - 1909 - 810 σελίδες
...that the earth contains 5.527 times as much matter as if it consisted entirely of pure water. Since the weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts that body, and since every force is the product of the mass upon which it acts and the acceleration... | |
 | Herbert E. Cobb - 1911 - 298 σελίδες
...mass is a gram; it is the mass of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at 4° C. (39.2° F.). 24. Weight. The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it. The mass of a pound weight would not change if it were taken to different places on the surface... | |
 | John Anthony Miller, Scott Barrett Lilly - 1915 - 328 σελίδες
...Force = k • Mass • Acceleration, .... (5) where A; is a constant, depending on the choice of units. The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it when near the earth's surface. Under this force the body will, if free to fall, be subject to an... | |
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Weight. — The weight of a body is the force with which the earth attracts it, in accordance with the law of gravitation. 
