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... which draws it to the sun, and upon the force which draws the moon to the earth; and that he saw in the case of the planets that the sun's force must clearly be unequal at different distances, for the pull out of the tangential line in a minute is less for Jupiter than for Mars. He then saw that the pull of the earth on the moon would be less than for a nearer object. It is said that while thus meditating he saw an apple fall from a tree to the ground, and that this fact suggested the questions: Is the force that pulled ...

— History of Astronomy • George Forbes

... believing that, in consequence of the high tangential velocity, and consequent centrifugal force, acquired by the outer parts of the condensing nebulous mass, there must be a periodical detachment of rotating rings; and that, from the breaking up of these nebulous rings, there ...

— Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects - Everyman's Library • Herbert Spencer

... the tangential force that tends to cause skidding. W represents the weight of the vehicle in pounds, THETA the angle of superelevated surface c-d, with the horizontal c-a. R represents the radius of the curve upon which ...

— American Rural Highways • T. R. Agg