| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Agriculture - 1825 - 892 pages
...when the water acts !upon them in such a way •AS to have the greatest powe^ hi turning/ the mill; 4. Divide the circumference of the wheel in feet, by the velocity of the floats in feet in a second, and the quotient will be the number of sieconds in which the wheel... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - Industrial arts - 1829 - 654 pages
...through in a second, when the water acts upon them so as to have the greatest power to turn the mill. 4. Divide the circumference of the wheel in feet by the velocity of its floats in feet per second, and the quotient will be the number of seconds in which the wheel turns round.... | |
| James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1839 - 554 pages
...through in a second, when the water acts upon them so, as to have the greatest power to turn the mill. 4. Divide the circumference of the wheel in feet by the velocity of its floats in feet per second, and the quotient shall be the number of seconds in which the wheel turns round.... | |
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