Would a spring scale carried to the Moon give accurate results if the scale had been calibrated?
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(a) In pounds, or
(b) In kilograms?
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
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Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell
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