Encyclopædia 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 718
... raised from troy - weight : it being enacted by feveral ftatutes , that eight pounds troy of wheat , gathered from the middle of the ear , and well dried , fhould weigh a gallon of wine measure , the divifions and multiples whereof were ...
... raised from troy - weight : it being enacted by feveral ftatutes , that eight pounds troy of wheat , gathered from the middle of the ear , and well dried , fhould weigh a gallon of wine measure , the divifions and multiples whereof were ...
Page 734
... raised and likewife that which raifes it ; fo that the weight upon C must be the greater in proportion as the arm CB of the lever is fhorter . Thus , if the arms are both equal , the ful- cium C must bear double the weight at A : if the ...
... raised and likewife that which raifes it ; fo that the weight upon C must be the greater in proportion as the arm CB of the lever is fhorter . Thus , if the arms are both equal , the ful- cium C must bear double the weight at A : if the ...
Page 780
... raised through any given height , the weight and inertia of the lever itself not being confi- dered . dulum . " When ... raised thro any given space to be 100 ounces , the moving force by which it is raised to be 33 ounces ; then the di ...
... raised through any given height , the weight and inertia of the lever itself not being confi- dered . dulum . " When ... raised thro any given space to be 100 ounces , the moving force by which it is raised to be 33 ounces ; then the di ...
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