Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 60
ove it down theplane, becomes smaller as its inclination diminishes. Hence,the force required to draw a body up an inclined plane,will become smaller as the inclination diminishes. Thisprinciple is often utilized in the Aits; thus, to raise a heavybody to a height, we construct an inclined plane,… … Fig. 34. lying in different directions, which may be equally or un-equally inclined to the horizon. (51.) What is the use of the inclined plane in the Arts? Explain its applicationto roads. 3* 58 POPULAR PHYSICS. It is according to the principle of the inclined plane thatwater flows along rivers…
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