<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>... the ballistic coefficient is an attempt to explain what a new projectile will do in comparison to the one for which all the measurements were made.[/quote]
Good answer, Ken.
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Gopher,
As I recall, they didn't discover the coriolis effect, it was a known phenomenon, but it was the only thing that fit their problem and they were right!
[This message has been edited by sensop (edited March 15, 2000).]
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