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Nova instrumenti composito, ad exoneranda miro compendio maiora navigia ponderibus, et molibus quantumvis vastis onusta, cochlea et trutinae ministerio
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Overview
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Source
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Device
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| Device: |
Hoist |
| Depicted Machine Elements: |
Motor; Acting Tools |
| Provenance of Image: |
Theatre of Machines |
| Text: |
Image with Text |
| Content of Text: |
Explanation of Function; Explanation in Terms of Simple Machines; Additional Reasoning on Mechanics; Measurements; Assertion of Novelty |
| Commentary : |
The horizontal part of the device is compared very generally to a balance (trutina). The whole force (vis) of the device is said to stem from the screw. |
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