Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 72
by the oil overcomes the inertia of the weight, when the cylinder alsobegins to revolve, and the pinion D, moving the segment E, closes the valve, and the speed is re-duced, when the weights again bring the cylinder back to its original position. The operation isvery quick, as may be demonstrated…
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