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The Magnus Harmonica Corporation (originally the International Plastic Harmonica Corporation) was founded in 1944 in New Jersey by Danish immigrant Finn Magnus (1905–1976). [1] First supplying American troops in World War II , and later marketed to children and other beginners, the company's harmonicas (as well as its accordions , bagpipes ...
Roy Lars Magnus Boe (September 14, 1929 – June 7, 2009) [1] was an owner of the New Jersey Nets, New York Islanders, and several other professional sports teams. Boe was a graduate of Yale University and a veteran of the Korean War .
English: When a soccer ball is kicked with a counter-clockwise spin, low pressure occurs when the airflow is in the same direction as the spin on the ball and high pressure occurs when the airflow is in the opposite direction as the spin on the ball.
Ditch the curveball. Add a sweeper that pairs better with the arm-side run of Heaney’s fastball. His blistering start for the Dodgers — two starts, 10 1/3 innings, ...
The Magnus effect, demonstrated on a ball. v represents the wind velocity, the arrow F the resulting force towards the side of lower pressure. Topspin on a shot imparts a downward force that causes the ball to drop, due to its interaction with the air (see Magnus effect). In racquet sports, it can be generated by hitting the ball with an up-and ...
The Magnus effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a spinning object is moving through a fluid or gas (air). A lift force acts on the spinning object and its path may be deflected in a manner not present when it is not spinning. The strength and direction of the Magnus effect is dependent on the speed and direction of the rotation of the object ...
It told of how a boy pitcher mastered the curveball to defeat the opposing batters. [7] The New York Clipper reported, of a September 26, 1863, game at Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey), that F. P. Henry's "slow pitching with a great twist to the ball achieved a victory over fast pitching." By 1866, many Princeton players ...
Catello R. Manzi (born June 27, 1950) is an American harness racing driver and trainer. Manzi's nickname is 'Catman'. [2] Born in Monticello, New York, Manzi grew up in Sullivan County, New York, in a harness-racing family. His father Alfonso was a horse trainer. [3] He drove his first race at Monticello Raceway in the late 1960s.