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RefNoAP/22/12/1
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished manuscript, 'Mémoire sur la chute des graves' [Paper on the fall of bodies] by Zecchini-Leonelli
CreatorZecchini-Leonelli
Date1837
DescriptionZecchini-Leonelli shares observations on the resistant forces acting on a pendulum or falling body and shares observations on an experiment designed to measure the lag of a falling object. The paper is split into four sections regarding initial velocity and gravity, the length of the fall, a description of Zecchini-Leonelli's experimental setup and results, and slowing the acceleration of the fall.

Subject: Physics / Mechanics
LanguageFrench
Italian
Extent30p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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