Boy's Own Paper,  1 (1879), 70.

A Talk About Tops

Anon

Genre:

Short Fiction, Dialogue

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Amusement, Physics, Mechanics, Dynamics, Force, Astronomy, Religious Authority


    Features a conversation between a boy and his school master who explains to his charge, in terms of Newtonian mechanics, the behaviour of a spinning top.



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