Measuring the moment of inertia of the human body by a rotating platform method

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-93

  Griffiths, I W ^a   Watkins, J ^a   Sharpe, D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12444317573     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1648688     Document Type: Article

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