Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 50
e edge, that is, the smaller theangle which the sides make with each other. The action of all sharp cutting instruments, such as chisels, knives,scissors, &c., depends on the principle of the wedge. It is also applied whenvery heavy weights are to be raised through a short distance, as in…
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