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buoyancyLifting effect of a fluid on a body wholly or partly immersed in it. This was studied by Archimedes in the 3rd century BC. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These students were convinced that the traditional pedagogy was sufficient until they confronted problems concerning floating and sinking that they could not solve by listening to lectures or watching demonstrations. We came armed with stout rods, floating and sinking fly lines and enough patterns to start a good-sized tackle store. Her strongest chapter is ``Lines, Leaders and Knots,'' in which she details the differences in floating and sinking lines, subtleties in tapered lines and particulars of a dozen primary knots, each augmented by a very readable graphic. |
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