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Pulleys / Chris Oxlade.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Simple machinesPublication details: London : Franklin Watts, 2007.Description: 32 pages; illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780749675677
  • 0749675675
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.85 22
Contents:
What is a simple machine? -- Pushes and pulls -- How a pulley works -- How pulleys work together -- Lifting with simple pulleys -- Heavy lifting with pulleys -- Moving with pulleys -- Pulleys in machines -- Pulley wheels -- Pulleys in the past -- Pulley fun: a simple pulley -- Pulley fun: a block and tackle -- Spot the pulley -- Words to remember.
Summary: There are pulleys all around us - from the flag pole in the park to the huge cranes used on building sites. But what are pulleys, and how do they work? This book answers these questions and many more. With clear text and colourful illustrations, it explains what pulleys do and why they are so useful to us in our everyday lives.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction Junior Non-Fiction Waimate Junior Non-Fiction Children &Young Adults Section 621.85 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00481144

"An Appleseed Editions book."

Includes index.

What is a simple machine? -- Pushes and pulls -- How a pulley works -- How pulleys work together -- Lifting with simple pulleys -- Heavy lifting with pulleys -- Moving with pulleys -- Pulleys in machines -- Pulley wheels -- Pulleys in the past -- Pulley fun: a simple pulley -- Pulley fun: a block and tackle -- Spot the pulley -- Words to remember.

There are pulleys all around us - from the flag pole in the park to the huge cranes used on building sites. But what are pulleys, and how do they work? This book answers these questions and many more. With clear text and colourful illustrations, it explains what pulleys do and why they are so useful to us in our everyday lives.

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