Packard's Apparatus.

Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ520607

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Packard's Apparatus.

Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr.

Physics Teacher, v34 n3 p156-57 Mar 1996

Describes the Packard's Falling Body Apparatus, invented by John C. Packard, which is essentially an inclined plane combined with a simple and elegant method of measuring the relative time of descent of a steel ball. (JRH)

Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Demonstrations (Science), Instrumentation, Inventions, Laboratory Equipment, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Secondary Education, Velocity

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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