Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 496
wardsor from a plate R which is stationary. The substance tobe pressed is placed between these two plates. The pistonin the small tube a is worked by a lever c d, of the secondorder, having its fulcrum at c, the piston-rod being attachedat b, while power is applied at d. The pressure exerted bythe… … (200)2 TIF 160000; and suppose the distance c d to be equal to 50 inches, and 492 NATURAL nilLOSOPHY. c b to be one inch, and let a man throw his weight, say150 pounds, on the point d; then from the property ofthe lever will the force F, applied to the smaller piston, begiven by the proportion in.…
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