 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 pages
...certain point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. Of THE LEVER. 1 62. A LEVER is any inflexible rod, bar, or beam, which,...demonstrations easier and simpler. There are three kinds of levers. 163. A Lever of the First yVKind has the prop c between the weight w and the power p. And... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 494 pages
...body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OP THE LEVER. 162. A LEVER is any mflexible rod, bar, or beam, which serves to raise weights,...demonstrations easier and simpler. There are three kinds of levers. 163. A Lever of the First kind has the prop c between the weight w and the power P. And... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 442 pages
...Gravity, is a certain point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OF THE LEVER. 162. A LEVER is any inflexible rod,...fulcrum or prop, which is the centre of motion. The levef is supposed to be void of gravity or weight, to render tht demonstrations easier and simpler.... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1812 - 624 pages
...point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OF THE LEVER. 162. A LBVER is any inflexible rod, bar, or beam, which serves...demonstrations easier and simpler. There are three kinds of levers. 163. A Lever of the First kind has the prop c between the weight w and the power r. And... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 680 pages
...is generally called the first mechanical power. The Lever, is any inflexible bar of wood, iron, &c. which serves to raise weights, while it is supported at a point by a prop or fulcrum, on which, as the centre of motion, all the other parts turn. AB (Plate in. Fig. 17.)... | |
 | Jeremiah Joyce - 1815 - 268 pages
...is generally called the first mechanical power. The lever is an inflexible bar of wood, iron, &c., which serves to raise weights, while it is supported at a point by a prop or fulcrum, on which, as the centre of motion, all the other parts turn. AB (Plate Iir, Fig. 17)... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1816 - 618 pages
...Gravity, is a certain point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OF THE LEVER. 162. A LEVER is any inflexible rod,...demonstrations easier and simpler. There are three kinds of levers. -\KT C 1 2 3 163. A Lever of the First "' — kind has the prop c between the weight w and... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1818 - 652 pages
...Gravity, is a certain point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OF THK LEVER. 162. A LEVER is any inflexible rod, bar, or...demonstrations easier and simpler. There are three kiads •f Jerers. 1C3. A Le ver of the First kind has the prop с between the weight w and the power... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1826 - 682 pages
...certain point, on which a body being freely suspended, it will rest in any position. OF THE LEVER. 1fi2. A LEVER is any inflexible rod, bar, or beam, which...is supported at a point by a fulcrum or prop, which id the centre of motion. The lever is supposed to be void of gravity or weight, to render the demonstrations... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - 1827 - 398 pages
...and the momentum of each is equal. The lever is any inflexible bar of iron, wood, or other material, which serves to raise weights, while it is supported at a point by a prop or fulcrum, on which, as the centre of motion, all the other parts turn. There are three different... | |
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A LEVER is any inflexible rod, bar, or beam, which serves to raise weights, while it is supported at a point by a fulcrum or prop, which is the centre of motion. The lever is supposed to be void of gravity or weight, to render the demonstrations easier... 
