 | John Ayrton Paris - Science - 1827 - 234 pages
...lever, whose fulcrum is in the centre ; but add to it the wheel, and we have a power which will increase in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle. This arises from the velocity of the circumference being so much greater than that of the axle, as... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...5001bs. . . lOOlbs. . . 5in. . . 25in. . . 400lbs. . . 20in. THE WHEEL AND AXLE. The advantage gained is in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle •. therefore the larger the wheel and the smaller the axle, the stronger is the power of this machine,... | |
 | Science - 1842 - 496 pages
...lever, whose fulcrum is in the centre ; but add to it the wheel, and we have a power which will increase in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle. This arises from the velocity of the circumference being so much greater than that of the axle, as... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - Education - 1842 - 176 pages
...the top ? A. I have already explained to you, that the advantage gained by this mechanic power, is in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle ; now, as the bucket ascends, the rope continues to coil round the axis, by which the difference between... | |
 | Jane Marcet - 1858 - 630 pages
...ways : but when fixed to the axle, their mechanical power is always the same in principle ; that is, in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle, so much will the power be increased. CAROLINE. Then the larger the wheel the greater must be its effect... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - Artillery - 1859 - 426 pages
...between eight men, and in Fig. 3, between sixteen men. THE WHEEL, AND AXLE. The advantage gained is in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle; therefore, the larger the wheel, and the smaller the axle, the stronger, is the power of this machine,... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1860 - 484 pages
...up hill; but it is easier than to lift it to the same height. 247. Law. — 'With an inclined plane, intensity of force is gained, and time is lost, in proportion as its length exceeds its height. F1 117 Thus, in Fig. 117, let the length of the plane AB be 12 feet,... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1862 - 468 pages
...up hill; but it is easier than to lift it to the same height. 247. Law. — With an inclined plane, intensity of force is gained, and time is lost, in proportion as its length exceeds its height. Fig. 117. Thus, in Fig. 117, let the length of the plane AB be 12 feet,... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1871 - 478 pages
...following law : — 225. LAW OF THE WHEEL AND AXLE. — With the wheel and axle, intensity offeree is gained, and time is lost, in proportion as the...W, and of course lift any thing under 200 pounds. 226. DIFFERENT FOEMS. — The wheel and axle is extensively used, and assumes a variety of forms. Fig.... | |
 | Eugene Solomon Talbot - Orthodontics - 1890 - 274 pages
...to raise a body a given height. GENERAL LAW. — When the power acts parallel to the inclined plane, intensity of force is gained and time is lost in proportion as the length of the plane exceeds its height. In its application to dentistry this force is of especial value... | |
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With the wheel and axle, intensity of force is gained, and time is lost, in proportion as the circumference of the wheel exceeds that of the axle. Thus, in Fig. 103, if the circumference of the wheel B is five feet and that of the axle A one foot, a power... 