The outlines of physics: an elementary text-book (1897)
Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. · leaf 126
s case. The work done by theone kilograin in falling one centimeter, for instance, wouldbe 980,000 ergs. The large piston with its load of 1,000,000kilograms would be lifted far enough to afford room forthe water displaced by the small one, i.e. 0-000001 centi-meters, and this movement corresponds… … Fig. 87. In order to make the action of the hydraulic press con-tinuous, the smaller piston is driven like the plunger of apump and operates a valve by means of which water is 112 THE OUTLINES OF PBTSICS introduced into the reservoir at each stroke. A commonform of press is shown in Fig. 87. 99.…
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