 | George Gregory - Astronomy - 1808 - 452 pages
...different combinations, the most stupendous works of human art are produced. These machines are; i. the lever; 2. the wheel and axle ; 3. the pulley; 4. the inclined plane; 5. the wedge; and 6. the screw. 1.. The lever is, perhaps, the simplest of all the mechanic powers, and was... | |
 | John Playfair - Astronomy - 1812 - 344 pages
...the same. x The simple mechanical powers into which more complex machines are resolved, are these : 1. The Lever; 2. The Wheel and Axle; 3. The Pulley; 4. The Wedge ; 5. The Screw ; 6. The Funicular Machine. Of the Lever. 120. DEF. — A lever is an inflexible... | |
 | Bewick Bridge - Mathematics - 1814 - 622 pages
...commonly called) the mechanical powers, are six in number; viz. l.The Lev«r; 2. The Wheel and Angle; 3. The Pulley; 4. The Inclined Plane; 5. The Screw; 6. The Wedge •'*'. Compound machines are formed from the combination of two or more simple ones. But it is not... | |
 | George Gregory - Science - 1820 - 458 pages
...their different combinations, the most stupendous works of human art are produced. These machines are ; 1. the lever; 2. the wheel and axle ; 3. the pulley ; 4. the inclined plane ; 5. the wedge ; and 6. the screw. 1. The lever is, perhaps, the simplest of all the mechanic powers, and was... | |
 | 1822 - 524 pages
...ones, that are called the mechanic powers. Of these, writers on mechanics formerly enumerated six, viz. 1. The Lever. 2. The Wheel and axle. 3. The Pulley. 4. The Inclined plane. 5. The Wedge, and 6. The Screw. To these modern authors add the Funicular machine. The Lever. 65. A Lever... | |
 | James Renwick - Physics - 1822 - 476 pages
...ones, that are called the mechanic powers. Of these, writers on mechanics formerly enumerated six, viz. 1. The Lever. 2. The Wheel and axle. 3. The Pulley. 4. The Inclined plane. 6. The Wedge, and 6. The Screw. To these modern authors add the Funicular machine. The Lever. 56. A... | |
 | 1824 - 492 pages
...different combinations, the most stupendous works of human art are produced. These machines are — 1. the lever — 2. the wheel and axle — 3. the pulley — 4. the inclined plane — 5. the wedge — and 6. the screw. The lever is, perhaps, the simplest of all the mechanic powers, and was... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1824 - 492 pages
...and their difterent combinations, the most stupendous works of human art are produced. These machine 1. the lever— 2. the wheel and axle — 3. the pulley — 4. the inclined plaae — 5. the wedge — and 6. the screw. The heir is, perhaps, the simplest of all the mechanic... | |
 | Luke Herbert - Industrial arts - 1824 - 394 pages
...efficient action. 36. The mechanical powers or simple machines are six, viz. 1. The Lever, or Balance. 2. The Wheel and Axle. 3. The Pulley 4. The Inclined Plane. 5. The Wedge. 6. The Screw. 37. The LEVER is a bar of iron, or other substance, supported by, and moveable... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 pages
...some combination of the following simple machines, which are commonly called the mechanical power*. 1. The lever. 2. The wheel and axle. 3. The pulley. 4. The inclined plane 5. The wcdcc. f<. The screw. 716 This classification of the elements of machinery, although very simple when... | |
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POWERS, are six in number; viz. 1. The Lever; 2. The Wheel and Axle ; 3. The Pulley ; 4. The Inclined Plane ; 5. The Screw; 6. The Wedge. 
