 | Johann David Wyss - 1880 - 440 pàgines
...can do more than our united strength was able to effect ! I wish I could know how it is constructed." I explained to him as well as I could the power of Archimedes's lever, with which he said he could move the world, if you would give him a point from... | |
 | Lewis Henry Jones - 1904 - 296 pàgines
...pole into pieces ; then, raising the fore part of our work by means of the powerful machine, . 256 Ernest was very anxious to know how this small machine...move the world if he had but a point to rest it on. Jack remarked that the jackscrew worked very slowly. " Better slowly than not at all," said I. " It... | |
 | Lewis Henry Jones - 1904 - 296 pàgines
...into pieces; then, raising the fore part of our work by means of the powerful machine, 256 Earnest was very anxious to know how this small machine could...move the world if he had but a point to rest it on. Jack remarked that the jackscrew worked very slowly. "Better slowly than not at all," said I. "It is... | |
 | Johann David Wyss - 2007 - 580 pàgines
...can do more than our united strength was able to effect! I wish I could know how it is constructed." I explained to him as well as I could the power of Archimedes' lever, with which he said he could move the world, if you would give him a point from which... | |
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I explained to him, as well as I could, the power of the lever of Archimedes, with which he declared he could move the world if he had but a point to rest it on. Jack remarked that the jackscrew worked very slowly. " Better slowly than not at all, 