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An elastic collision between two spheres as seen from two different reference frames: one observer standing in a boat, the other on the shore. (From C. Huygens, Oeuvres Complètes, Vol. 16, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1940).

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current11:21, 22 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 11:21, 22 August 2006304 × 225 (10 KB)Sjoerd22An elastic collision between two spheres as seen from two different reference frames: one observer standing in a boat, the other on the shore. (From C. Huygens, Oeuvres Complètes, Vol. 16, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1940).

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