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The beam we have been describing constitutes the first of the mechanical powers
, and is termed the LEVER . There are , besides five others , viz . the wheel and
axle ; the inclined plane ; the screw ; the pulley ; and the wedge ; out of the ...
The beam we have been describing constitutes the first of the mechanical powers
, and is termed the LEVER . There are , besides five others , viz . the wheel and
axle ; the inclined plane ; the screw ; the pulley ; and the wedge ; out of the ...
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Another common application of this kind of lever is the crow - bar , or hand - spike
, used for raising a large stone or weight . In all these cases , power is gained in
proportion as the distance from the fulcrum to the power , or part where the men ...
Another common application of this kind of lever is the crow - bar , or hand - spike
, used for raising a large stone or weight . In all these cases , power is gained in
proportion as the distance from the fulcrum to the power , or part where the men ...
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Snuffers are levers of a similar description ; so are most kind of pincers , the
power of which consists in the resisting arm being very short in comparison with
the acting one . In the lever of the second kind , the resistance or weight is
between ...
Snuffers are levers of a similar description ; so are most kind of pincers , the
power of which consists in the resisting arm being very short in comparison with
the acting one . In the lever of the second kind , the resistance or weight is
between ...
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In the third kind of lever , the fulcrum is again at one of the extremities , the weight
or resistance at the other ; and it is now the power which is applied between the
fulcrum and resistance . As in this case the weight is farther from the centre of ...
In the third kind of lever , the fulcrum is again at one of the extremities , the weight
or resistance at the other ; and it is now the power which is applied between the
fulcrum and resistance . As in this case the weight is farther from the centre of ...
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This power may be resolved into a lever ; in fact , what is it but a lever moving
round an axle ? and always retaining the effect gained during every part of the
motion , by means of a rope wound round the butt end of the axle ; the spoke of
the ...
This power may be resolved into a lever ; in fact , what is it but a lever moving
round an axle ? and always retaining the effect gained during every part of the
motion , by means of a rope wound round the butt end of the axle ; the spoke of
the ...
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Página 132 - ... time that the axle describes a small one, therefore the power is increased in the same proportion as the circumference of the wheel is greater than that of the axle. If the velocity of the wheel is...
Página 81 - Gunpowder, hoping by a sudden movement to give his companion the slip; but the spectre started full jump with him. Away, then, they dashed through thick and thin, stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound. Ichabod's flimsy garments fluttered in the air as he stretched his long lank body away over his horse's head in the eagerness of his flight.
Página 190 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...