The Exploration of SpaceTemple Press, 1951 - 198 pagini |
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... vehicle is carrying a load of bricks ( Figure 5 ) . He takes one and throws it towards the right , producing a recoil as he does so . Since the mass of the bricks is only a small fraction of that of the trolley and its cargo , the ...
... vehicle is carrying a load of bricks ( Figure 5 ) . He takes one and throws it towards the right , producing a recoil as he does so . Since the mass of the bricks is only a small fraction of that of the trolley and its cargo , the ...
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... vehicle will steadily gain speed . It will be seen that it does not matter in the least what happens to the bricks after they have left the hand of the thrower : all the recoil or thrust is produced during the act of throwing itself ...
... vehicle will steadily gain speed . It will be seen that it does not matter in the least what happens to the bricks after they have left the hand of the thrower : all the recoil or thrust is produced during the act of throwing itself ...
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... vehicle's speed could indeed be doubled , but it would mean taking on a load of bricks equal to 6.4 times the final weight of the trolley - 1,280 pounds of bricks in all . Need we stop here ? In theory , no . As long as the final empty ...
... vehicle's speed could indeed be doubled , but it would mean taking on a load of bricks equal to 6.4 times the final weight of the trolley - 1,280 pounds of bricks in all . Need we stop here ? In theory , no . As long as the final empty ...
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FRONTISPIECE Automatic Rocket Surveying Mars PLATE I HighAltitude ManCarrying Rocket | 3 |
Spaceships Refuelling In Free Orbit | 4 |
The Earth and its Neighbours | 9 |
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