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Page 33
... it is difficult to know what is under the hood . There are so many bits and pieces that hide the real workings , which are really only simple pistons and cranks . A MEASURING MACHINE How thick is the paper used for. 33.
... it is difficult to know what is under the hood . There are so many bits and pieces that hide the real workings , which are really only simple pistons and cranks . A MEASURING MACHINE How thick is the paper used for. 33.
Page 38
... work . Air is heated on the dark side more than on the light side of each vane . Tiny bits of the air that remains in the glass bulb bounce off the hotter surface . This causes the vanes to turn away from 38 A Sun Machine.
... work . Air is heated on the dark side more than on the light side of each vane . Tiny bits of the air that remains in the glass bulb bounce off the hotter surface . This causes the vanes to turn away from 38 A Sun Machine.
Contents
Without Machines | 5 |
What Makes Machines Go? | 12 |
More About Pistons | 19 |
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