Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 132
expressed by 1,000pounds raised through 1 inch. „^,. „ 292. The Hydraulic, or Hydrostatic What IB a Hy- drauiic Press? Press, Is a macliine arranged in such a man-ner, that the advantages derived from the principle that HYDROSTATICS. 127 liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions, may… … Fig. 106 represents the hydraulic press as constructed for practical purposes.In a small cylinder, A, the piston of a forcing-pump, P, works by means ofthe handle M. The cylinder of the forcing-pump, A, connects, by means of atube, K, leadinpr from its base, with a large cylinder, B. In this moves…
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