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Bartlett, A. A., G. Fladstol, and L. Laingor (1975), "Accuracy of the "monkey and the hunter" demonstration," AJP 43, 562-563.
Bartlett, A. A., H. Clark, and R. Stoller (1975), "Improvements in the "monkey and the hunter" demonstration apparatus," AJP 43, 561-562.
Berg, R. E. (1980), "Local inertial frame of reference demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 48, 310-312.Blackburn, J. A. and R. Koenig (1976), "Precision falling body experiment," AJP 44, 855-857.
Bohren, C. F. and A. B. Fraser (1992), "Fall streaks: parabolic trajectories with a twist," AJP 60, 1030-1033.
Boucher, D. E. (2015), "A perspective on motion sensors and free-fall," Am. J. Phys. 83 (11), 948 - 51.
Edgar, A. (1991), "A low-cost timer for free-fall experiments," AJP 59, 568-569.
Ferlen, R. P. (1974), "A simple release mechanism for the free fall experiment," AJP 42, 255-256.
Gatland, I. R., Kahlscheuer Robert, and H. Menkara (1992), "Experiments utilizing an ultrasonic range finder," AJP 60, 451-454.
Goodman, J. M. (1975), "Electronic falling body simulator," AJP 43, 936-938.
Greenberg, M. S., F. Fazio, M. Russotto, and A. Wilkosz (1986), "Using videotapes to study damped harmonic motion and to measure terminal speeds: a laboratory project," AJP 54, 897-904.
Gunn, R. (1965), "The synchrodropper - a versatile tool," AJP 33, 824-827.
Humphrey, C. L. (1973), "Analysis of the free fall experiment," AJP 41, 965-968.
Lindemuth, J. (1971), "The effect of air resistance on falling balls," AJP 39, 757-759.
Maurone, P. A. (1979), "Time of flight for the bouncing ball experiment," AJP 47, 560.
Maurone, P. A. and F. J. Wunderlich (1978), "Bouncing ball experiment," AJP 46, 413-415.
Nelson, R. A. (1981), "Determination of the acceleration due to gravity with the Cenco-Behr free-fall apparatus," AJP 49, 829-833.
Nogi, Y., M. Watanabe, K. Suzuki, and Y. Ohkuma (2017), "Motion of a falling object retarded by magnetic impulses," Am. J. Phys. 85(6), 422 - 8.
Quick, S. M. (1989), "A computer-assisted free-fall experiment for the freshman laboratory," AJP 57, 814-7.
Shuter, W. L. H. (1965), "Mechanics experiments using modified PSSC apparatus," AJP 33, 766-768.
Stahlberg, B. and E. Pesonen (1982), "Optoelectronic version of the "monkey-and-hunter" demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 50, 470-471.
Varieschi, G. and K. Kamiya (2003), "Toy models for the falling chimney," Am. J. Phys. 71 (10), 1025-31.
Zafiratos, C., H. Clark, and R. Stoller (1975), "Compressed air launch mechanism for the "monkey and the hunter" demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 43, 562.
Barrio-Perotti, R., E. Blanco-Marigorta, K. Arguelles-Diaz, and J. Fernandez-Oro (2009), "Experimental evaluation of the drag coefficient of water rockets by a simple free-fall test," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 30 (5), 1039 - 48.
Brun, J. L. and A. F. Pacheco (2006), "Falling balls and simple shearing strain," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 27 (4), 839 - 53.
Denny, M. (2010), "How fast does a building fall?," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 31 (4), 943 - 8.
Figueroa, A., F. Sorribes-Palmer, M. Fernandez De Pierola, and J. Duran (2016), "Drag-shield drop tower residual acceleration optimisation," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 37 (4), 045805 (11 pp.) .
Hey, J. D., L. Kolb, and R. Piasecki (2004), "Falling faster than in free fall?," Eur. J. Phys. 25 (1), 63-71.
Meseguer, J., A. Sanz-Andres, I. Perez-Grande, S. Pindado, S. Franchini, and G. Alonso (2014), "Surface tension and microgravity," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 35 (5), 055010 (20 pp.) .
Siebert, C., P. R. DeStefano, and R. Widenhorn (2019), "Comparative modeling of free fall and drag-enhanced motion in the classical physics drop experiment," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 40 (4), 045004 (10 pp.) .
Stanovnik, A. (2006), "About the meridional deflection in free fall," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 27 (5), 1053 - 61.
Studnicka, F., J. Slegr, and D. Stegner (2016), "Free fall of a cat-freshman physics exercise," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 37 (4), 045002 (7 pp.) .
Vera, F. and R. Rivera (2011), "A piece of paper falling faster than free fall," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 32 (5), 1245 - 9.
Vollmer, M. and K. -P. Mollmann (2012), "Faster than g, revisited with high-speed imaging," Eur. J. Phys. (UK) 33 (5), 1277 - 88.
Bartlett, A. A. (1975), "Falling chimney apparatus modification [teaching demonstration]," Phys. Teach. 13 (7), 435-7.
Bartlett, A. A., D. F. Kirwan, and J. Willis (1980), "External manifestations of the variation of the free-fall acceleration inside moving cars," Phys. Teach. 18 (8), 596-8.
Eaton, B. G. (1974), "Free fall induction and the oscilloscope," Phys. Teach. 12 (2), 115-16.
Hafner, E. (1977), "Measuring g by using your head [teaching demonstration]," Phys. Teach. 15 (9), 520-3.
Lee, E. V. (1974), "Using a laser to investigate free fall," Phys. Teach. 12 (3), 168-9.
Meisel, M. W. (1993), "MV or MV**2 - that was THE question!," PT 31, 170-171.
Rosenhouse, N. (1974), "Falling body apparatus M105, an evaluation," Phys. Teach. 12 (3), 176.
Bunker, K. (1991), "A new free-fall experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity," PE 26, 386-390.
Pena Bernal, J. J., J. M. Vega, Calvo, J. L., and M. A. Rossell (1979), "An analogue technique for learning terminal velocity," PE 14, 103-105.
Shells, R. (1981), "Weightlessness," PE 16, 52-54.
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