The Boy's modern playmate : a book of sports, games, and pastimes (1891)
Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London ; New York : Frederick Warne · leaf 647
cts at P. When the muscle contracts, the hand describes a much longer curve than p does, and this is convenient. The Wheel and Axle, as represented in Fig. 33, consists of two cylinders of different sizes, having a common axis to which they are rigidly attached : the larger cylinder is called the… … Fig. 32. Fig. 33. weight is attached to the end of a rope which is coiled round the axle, and the power acts at the end of another rope which is coiled round the wheel in an opposite direction, so that when the rope is pulled down the weight is raised. Fig. 34 represents a vertical section of the…
Amusements · Games · Sports
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