Philosophical instructor, or, Webster's elements of natural philosophy : subdivided into principles and illustrations ; intended for academies, medical schools, and the popular class-room (1824)
Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842, Webster, John, fl. 1804-1824 · Albany : Printed by Websters and Skinners ... · leaf 46
timesthat space, or from c to f; so^that, what is gained inpower is lost in time, in this, as well as in every otheraugmentation of force by mechanic power. A wheel-barrow may be considered as a lever ofthis kind ; a beiug the place of the wheel, c the han-dles, and b the load in the barrow ; under… … 44 WHEEL AND AXIS. kind ; for the end which is fastened, is the prop, thepower is at the handle, and the wood which is cut, theresistance. Here the power is increased as the re-sistance approaches the prop. The radial lever has the power applied between theweight and the fulcrum ; and is in…
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