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Experiment of the Law of Motion

In shooting at "taw," if the marble be struck "plump," as it is called, it moves forward exactly in the same line of direction; but if stuck sideways, it will move in an oblique direction, and its course will be in a line situated between the direction of its former motion and that of the force impressed. This is called the resolution of forces.

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