Mrs. B. Certainly; and you will find that the more obliquely you throw the ball, the more obliquely it will rebound.
We must now conclude; but I shall have some further observations to make upon the laws of motion, at our next meeting.
Questions
1.(Pg. [32]) On what is the science of mechanics founded?
2.(Pg. [32]) In what does motion consist?
3.(Pg. [33]) What is the consequence of inertia, on a body at rest?
4.(Pg. [33]) What do we call that which produces motion?
5.(Pg. [33]) Give some examples.
6.(Pg. [33]) What may we say of gravity, of cohesion, and of heat, as forces?
7.(Pg. [33]) How will a body move, if acted on by a single force?