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 933
, along with the smaller axis, till the same object is seen in thesame position by reflection from the other face of the crystal; when the arc passed through by thecircle is obviously the supplement of the angle formed by the two faces of the crystal. In order, how-ever, to avoid calculation, the… … GOVERNORS. 921 GOVERNORS. The theory of the operation of the common centrifugal governor will be found atp. 545, under the head of Engines. We here introduce various forms of application of the same princi-ples, together with other contrivances to accomplish the same object. All the work required…
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