| 1847 - 396 páginas
...nothing would be too difficult to move in this way. The old philosopher Archimedes used to say that if he had a lever long enough, and a place to stand upon, he could move the world ; but he ought to have added, if he could have a life long enough for... | |
| David R. Goudie - 1874 - 118 páginas
...have to send a machine capable of hauling 200 or 300 tons to take a load of 40 or 50 tons. Archimedes said, " that he could move the world if he had a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to rest." You perceive that there are two prerequisites to his performance. 1st. The... | |
| William H. Dooley - 1919 - 598 páginas
...the lever was discovered by a Greek named Archimedes, who lived in the third century. He stated that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he could move the earth. 28. Mechanical Advantage. — Since a lever is a tool, ics object is to assist... | |
| William Henry Dooley - 1919 - 498 páginas
...the lever was discovered by a Greek named Archimedes, who lived in the third century. He stated that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he could move the earth. 28. Mechanical Advantage. — Since a lever is a tool, ics object is to assist... | |
| William Joseph Long - 1923 - 570 páginas
...What is there that abides To make the next age better for the last ? Lowell, " Commemoration Ode " There was once a wise man named Archimedes who said...he had a lever long enough and a place to stand on. The mention of the latter condition, of that unattainable place to stand on, indicates at once his... | |
| David G. Hartwell - 1997 - 1018 páginas
...heart's desire, it would be neeessary to stand outside it altogether. Like Archimedes, who said that if he had a lever long enough, and a place to stand, he could move the world." He passed the metal plate to Denys, who took it reluctantly. "A place to... | |
| Ben Bova - 2002 - 482 páginas
...Archimedes was truly a giant intellect. He worked out many of the principles of mechanics and said that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he could move the world. It was Archimedes who discovered the principle of buoyancy in his bathtub... | |
| John Crowley - 2009 - 353 páginas
...heart's desire, it would be necessary to stand outside it altogether. Like Archimedes, who said that if he had a lever long enough, and a place to stand, he could move the world." He passed the metal plate to Denys, who took it reluctantly. "A place to... | |
| Steve Berges - 2004 - 288 páginas
...Greek mathematician and physicist, calculated the law of the lever. He is reported to have said that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he alone could lift the world. In real estate the same principle applies. If you have a long enough... | |
| David Zindell - 2007 - 334 páginas
...so hard. I blink my eyes just one time, and the world isn't the same. Master Juwain once said that if he had a lever long enough and a place to stand, he could move the world. Well, I've been given this gift, this incredible lever of mine. Shouldn't... | |
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