Excerpt from The Science of Mechanics, as Applied to the Present Improvements in the Useful Arts in Europe, and in the United States of America: Adapted as a Manual for Mechanics and Manufacturers, and Containing Tables and Calculations of General Practical UtilityThe science of Mechanics truly demonstrates that knowledge is power. By the aid of a few simple machines, combining the principles of the mechanical powers, the feeble strength of man is rendered adequate to moving with facility vast masses of matter, and to per forming all the complicated and delicate operations of the useful arts, to which society is mainly indebted for the present advanced state of civilization and refinement. The importance of a knowledge of the science of Mechanics to the daily wants and comforts of almost every individual member of society, renders the study of it interesting to the scholar and the gentleman, as well as to those who are by profession devoted to its practi cal details.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.