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Description: | none. DES after ROBINS,Benjamin. 1742 London, England. MANU Unsigned. late18th early 19th century Used to determine the velocity of objects in flight, the ballistic pendulum is a demonstration of momentum and energy. By experiment, the force produced by the propellant in a rifle could be calculated. Lord Kelvin demonstrated the apparatus using his Jacob militia rifle resting on the pendulum guard. Professor Dee, also of Glasgow University, demonstrated the apparatus using a .22 pistol or rifle fired from behind his audience. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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