The plane gains lift by moving through the air with the initial velocity that is created by throwing the plane. ... For low inclinations, simple flow conditions and simple geometries, the coefficient can be determined mathematically but for the most part it has to be determined experimentally. ... Drag is generated by every part of the plane. ... The drag also depends upon the shape of the plane. ... The weight depends on the mass of the plane as a whole. ...

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He used torque and rhythm to twist the various planes of his pieces through space. ... Throughout the 1980's until the present, Mason has twisted geometry around in his series of Torque vessels. ...

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The design of the frame, deals mainly with geometry. ... A parallelogram is a four sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. ... That is a plane figure having four sides and four angles (Encarta 97 Encyclopedia). ... The design of the frame, deals with geometry. ...

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SATURN Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the Sun. Saturn was one of the most beautiful sites know to the Ancients. All Gas Giant planets that we know of have rings, but the rings on Saturn are more elaborate than any of the other planets. ...

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Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany and grew up in Munich as a non-practicing Jew. He was born with a very large head that was oddly shaped. Albert took much longer to learn to talk than other children, and his parents feared...

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