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 748
... wheel turned by men walking within it at H. On the part C , of its axle BC , great rope D is wound as the wheel turns ; and this rope draws up goods in the fame way as the rope HII does in the above - mentioned crane , the gib - work ...
... wheel turned by men walking within it at H. On the part C , of its axle BC , great rope D is wound as the wheel turns ; and this rope draws up goods in the fame way as the rope HII does in the above - mentioned crane , the gib - work ...
Page 754
... Wheel- wife on the ground ; for the wheels , by rolling in carriages , this pofition , would foon come together if not pre- vented by the shoulders of the axles ; whence in every revolution they must rub with confiderable force upon the ...
... Wheel- wife on the ground ; for the wheels , by rolling in carriages , this pofition , would foon come together if not pre- vented by the shoulders of the axles ; whence in every revolution they must rub with confiderable force upon the ...
Page 765
... wheel . This , however , as well as other things , must be subject to li- mitation ; for it is neceffary that the velocity of the water should be fomewhat greater than the wheel , otherwife the latter will not only be retarded by the ...
... wheel . This , however , as well as other things , must be subject to li- mitation ; for it is neceffary that the velocity of the water should be fomewhat greater than the wheel , otherwife the latter will not only be retarded by the ...
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