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 84
piston, C, is greater thanthat of the piston, a. For example, if the section of C is 150 times asgreat as that of a, every pound of pressure on the latter will produce150 lbs. of pressure on the former. This effect is further multipliedby means of the lever, O. The pressure exerted upon C. forces… … -v ^^X^$$^$JS^^ Fig. 49. By varying the relative dimensions of the parts of the machine, animmense power may be exerted. In the arts, presses of this kind areconstructed capable of exerting a force of more than a hundredthousand pounds. The hydraulic press is used in compressing seeds to obtain…
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