Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 23
larger end of the cone, having a clicker falling into thenotches as it revolves. It is evident that the power ofthe weight will continually increase as the line advancestowards the base of the cone, as the weight acts at agreater distance from the axis or fulcrum; conse-quently, the variable force…
Mechanical engineering
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