The drag force on an American football

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 791-793

  Watts, Robert G ^a   Moore, Gary ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

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EID: 0043231493     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1578065     Document Type: Article

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