A text book of elementary mechanics, for the use of colleges and schools (1881)
Dana, Edward Salisbury, 1849-1935 · New York, J. Wiley & sons · leaf 218
the muscle above attached very near theelbow, and acting obliquely. There is consequently avery serious mechanical disadvantage, but in its place isgained great rapidity of movement. A pair of tongs isanother example of a lever of this kind. 189. The following cases involve the principle of the…
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