Experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of wind and water to turn mills and other machines depending on a circular motion : and an experimental examination of the quantity and proportion of mechanic power necessary to be employed in giving different degrees of velocity to heavy bodies from a state of rest : also new fundamental experiments upon the collision of bodies ; with five plates of machines / by John Smeaton, F.R.S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smeaton, John, 1724-1792.

Series:

Making of the modern world

Making of the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windmills.

Water-wheels.

Mechanical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1796.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Includes special t.-p.: An experimental examination of the quantity and proportion of mechanic power ... New fundamental experiments upon the collision of bodies ...

Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 16657.1.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns

OCLC:

65336891

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.