Apparatus to show the path of a projectile, 1762.
- maker:
- George Adams
Path of projectile apparatus, 1762. A ball runs down the curved slope and is projected from the end. It leaves the slope with a certain horizontal speed, which is maintained as it falls. However, it also accelerates, in the normal way for a falling object. The combination of a steady horizontal speed and an accelerating downward motion produces a curved parabolic path. The apparatus was made by George Adams of Fleet Street for King George III.
Details
- Category:
- King George III
- Object Number:
- 1929-114
- Measurements:
-
length 615 mm
height 430 mm
width 198 mm
ball: diameter 25 mm
- type:
- demonstration equipment
- rights:
- Unlinked Name
- credit:
- King’s College London
