Encyclop¿dia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 412
... length , and confequently more or less thick . Notwithstanding that this animal has no legs , it is able to move itself very swiftly ; and in its first attempt to move its body , is extended to its greatest length , and assumes ...
... length , and confequently more or less thick . Notwithstanding that this animal has no legs , it is able to move itself very swiftly ; and in its first attempt to move its body , is extended to its greatest length , and assumes ...
Page 740
... length of the winch twelve inches , the circle defcribed by the extremity of it where the power acts will be nearly 76 inches , or about 152 times the distance be- tween the threads ; whence a fingle pound acting at the end of fuch a ...
... length of the winch twelve inches , the circle defcribed by the extremity of it where the power acts will be nearly 76 inches , or about 152 times the distance be- tween the threads ; whence a fingle pound acting at the end of fuch a ...
Page 771
... length of the fail without augmenting the quantity of cloth , does not increase the power ; because what is gained by the length of the lever is loft by the flownefs of the motion . Hence alfo if the fails are increased in length , the ...
... length of the fail without augmenting the quantity of cloth , does not increase the power ; because what is gained by the length of the lever is loft by the flownefs of the motion . Hence alfo if the fails are increased in length , the ...
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