 | Benjamin Martin - 1754 - 200 pages
...of the Heavenly Bodies, the .Principles of Mechanics explained i of the Several Mechanical Powers ; -the Lever, the Wheel, and Axle, the Pulley, the inclined "Plane, 'the Wedge, and the Screw ; the ftrongeft Arch to build upont the D.oBrine of Wheel Carriages, £?V. 137 A Plain... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1765 - 202 pages
...of the Heavenly Bodies ; the Principles of Mechanics explained ; of the federal Mechanical Powers* the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw ; the ftrongeft Arch to build upon -, ibe Doftrine of Wheel Carriages, &V, 137 I. . A... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 340 pages
...; and by their combination, all machines, however complicated, are constructed. Their names are—. the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw. However small the strength of man, considered in itself, may appear, his ingenuity has... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 pages
...eifected by the natural strength without them. These are usually accounted counted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw, 158. Mechanics, is the science of forces, and the effects they produce, when applied... | |
 | Henry William Bunbury - 1808 - 192 pages
...riding, of the principles of mixed mathematics. Consider, Mr. Gambado, the six mechanical powers! I he lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw; and reflect with what advantage all these may be applied to the uses of Horsemanship.... | |
 | William Marrat - 1810 - 512 pages
...because, of these six, all the more compounded machines arc composed : — the mechanic powers are the LEVER, the WHEEL AND AXLE, the PULLEY, the INCLINED PLANE, the WEDGE, and the SGEEW. 125. WEIGHT and POWER, when opposed to each other, signify the body to be moved, and... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 494 pages
...effected by the natural strength without them. These are usually accounted six in number, number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw. 158. Mechanics, is the science of forces, and the effects they produce, when applied... | |
 | 1812 - 356 pages
...velocity is greater. The mechanical powers which are used in aid of the wants and weakness of man, are, the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw. THE LEVER Is the first and simplest of the mechanical powers. It is a straight inflexible... | |
 | Daniel Jaudon - 1814 - 234 pages
...of the machine applied to the weight or resistance. Q. How many mechanic powers are there ? A. Six? the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw. Q. Please to describe each of them î A. The lerer is an inflexible bar, turning on... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - 1815 - 598 pages
...different elementary works, the student goes on to the consideration of the mechanical powers, viz. the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw; since to these simple machines, all others, however complicated, may be reduced : we... | |
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These simple machines are the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw. 
