1114x1319, 169x200, 627x742, 836x990 | 60.—Chinese Capstan.Elementary Mechanics, Including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics. Revised edition (1882) A pulley is often used in conjunction with a capstan, the rope passing round a pulley attached to the weight, and the mechanical advantage of the capstan is thereby doubled. Moreover, the free end of [...] Keywords: machinery, diagrams, wheels, pulleys, steampunk, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2010-08-02 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1167x1210, 1556x1614, 193x200, 2075x2152, 657x681, 875x908 | 61.—Wheel and axle comined with a screw.Elementary Mechanics, Including Hydrostatics and Pneumatics. Revised edition (1882) A wheel and axle may be combined with a screw, as shewn in the contrivance of fig. 61. When the handle is turned, the screw-thread on its axle sends the cog-wheel forward one tooth for every revolutio [...] Keywords: machinery, screws, diagrams, wheels, knobs, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2009-01-04 + S K L |
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1861x1768, 211x200, 5584x5304, 931x884 | Plate XCIX.—Hydrostatics.—Fig. 1. A quadruple pump-mill for raising water.Enclyclopædia Britannica (1771) The height of modern technology in 1771: a super-efficient pump powered by a water wheel! The ngine is represented in Plate 99. fig. 1. In which ABCD is a wheel, turned by water according to the order [...] Keywords: diagrams, machinery, wheels, pulleys, chains, whaterwheels, pumps, hydraulics, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2014-03-24 + S K L |
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