Archive for September 22nd, 2016

Archimedes and the Compound Pulley

Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

    Archimedes, a Greek mathematician of ancient times, is credited with inventing the compound pulley, a subject we’ve been exploring recently.  He was so confident in his invention, he’s said to have remarked, “I could move the Earth if given the right place to stand.”

Archimedes and the Compound Pulley

Archimedes and the Compound Pulley

 Copyright 2016 – Philip J. O’Keefe, PE

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