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Beyond velocity and acceleration: jerk, snap and higher derivatives (2016)
Beyond velocity and acceleration: jerk, snap and higher derivatives, David Eager, Ann-Marie Pendrill, Nina Reistad
What students are generally not taught is that the precise wording that Newton used was Lex II: Mutationem motus proportionalem esse vi motrici impressae, et fieri secundum lineam rectam qua vis illa imprimitur. He is credited with proving that the human body can withstand elevated g-forces and survived a impact, although in the process he suffered headaches, concussion, a fractured rib and wrist, and a haemorrhaged retina [ 3, 5]. It could also be achieved in a carousel moving with constant angular velocity, with the rider facing the centre, such as the classical rotor ride, or on the NASA 20 g Ames Research Center's centrifuge.
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