Applications of the Science of Mechanics to Practical Purposes (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Applications of the Science of Mechanics to Practical PurposesTo accommodate the direction which the 1110 ving power necessarily has, or that in which it is capable of acting to the greatest advantage, to the direction in which alone the resistance can be over come. Thus, when a man has a weight to raise.to a height, he may, instead of carrying it upward, place a fixed pulley a little above the point to which the weight 1s to be lifted, and, passing a rope over it, may fasten the Weight to it. He may then take hold 'of the opposite end of the rope, and, pulling downward upon it, draw the weight upward.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.