The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 339
... weight instead of being above it . Thus ID + IB = BD ex- presses the sum of the vertical forces which support the weight , c and MB and BL the horizontal forces which counteract each other . F Н Fig . 523 . 1256. In the two preceding ...
... weight instead of being above it . Thus ID + IB = BD ex- presses the sum of the vertical forces which support the weight , c and MB and BL the horizontal forces which counteract each other . F Н Fig . 523 . 1256. In the two preceding ...
Page 348
... weight act , being equally distant , the power P is conse- quently equal to the weight W. 1317. Hence , if the pulley be put in motion , the power P will de- scend as fast as the weight W ascends : so that the power is not in- creased ...
... weight act , being equally distant , the power P is conse- quently equal to the weight W. 1317. Hence , if the pulley be put in motion , the power P will de- scend as fast as the weight W ascends : so that the power is not in- creased ...
Page 1249
Joseph Gwilt, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. weights of the several parts of the same bodies are supposed to be collected , we may conceive the weight of the whole cylinder applied in the centre of gravity of its mass , that is ...
Joseph Gwilt, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. weights of the several parts of the same bodies are supposed to be collected , we may conceive the weight of the whole cylinder applied in the centre of gravity of its mass , that is ...
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