Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 350
nd constructions would be useless. It isby the aid of friction that the capstan is enabled to do itswork ; the friction between the rails of a railroad and thewheels of the locomotive enables the latter to put itself andits train of cars in motion. But for the friction betweenthe feet of draft… … description anduse; § 218.—Thus far we have only considered the cases of The wedge;a body pressing against a single surface. The same bodymay also act against two ormore surfaces at the same time.Such, for example, is the case Fig. 224. with the Wedge, which consistsof an acute right…
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