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Third-order lever
Third-order lever inspired by a model proposed by Willem Jacob 's Gravesande in Physices elementa mathematica, experimentis confirmata (3rd ed., Leiden, 1742). There is a beam with two notches and three evenly spaced nails showing the points where the effort could be applied. The effort consists [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Mechanics
- mechanics (physics)
Type of item
- Lever
- Simple machines
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300167846
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 19th cent.
- 1900
- 1851
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:416010
Extent
- 600x160x700 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/WillemJacobSGravesande.html
Year
- 1851
- 1900
Providing country
- Italy