A course of experiments in physical measurement (1897)
Whiting, Harold, d. 1895 · Boston, D.C. Heath and Co. · leaf 396
yielding of the support are avoided by keep- PiG. 178. 1 This device is due to Mr. Forbes, of the Eioxbury Latin Sdiool. ir 167.1 STRETCHING WIRES. 865 ing the same weight alvvajs npoii it. The wires(which are nearly fi metres long) aie attached to abeam by means of a piece of iron (aM, Fig. 178,… … F;g. 179. floor. The weights to be used in stretching thiswire are kept on this platform when not in use.Obviously the beam and the stem of the T are sub-jected to the same strain whether the load be sus-pended from the central wire or by the side wires. A stout ring (de, Fig. 179) is attached to…
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