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... forces be- cause their effects on ordinary objects are readily observed . The gravitational force acts between all objects having mass ; it causes apples to fall from trees and determines the orbits of the planets around the Sun. The ...
... forces be- cause their effects on ordinary objects are readily observed . The gravitational force acts between all objects having mass ; it causes apples to fall from trees and determines the orbits of the planets around the Sun. The ...
Page 431
... forces during the U.S. War of Inde- pendence ( 1775-83 ) . De Grasse took service in 1734 on the galleys of the Knights of Malta , and in 1740 he en- tered the French service . Shortly after France and the United States joined forces in ...
... forces during the U.S. War of Inde- pendence ( 1775-83 ) . De Grasse took service in 1734 on the galleys of the Knights of Malta , and in 1740 he en- tered the French service . Shortly after France and the United States joined forces in ...
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... forces advanced toward Europe in 492 BC , but , when much of his fleet was destroyed in a storm , he returned home . However , in 490 a Per- sian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain of Marathon , and the Atheni- ans ...
... forces advanced toward Europe in 492 BC , but , when much of his fleet was destroyed in a storm , he returned home . However , in 490 a Per- sian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain of Marathon , and the Atheni- ans ...
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