Title:
Simple machines / Yoshihito Isogawa.
ISBN:
9781593272777
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Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
x, 157 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Gears -- Shafts and connectors -- Gear combinations -- Gears in a turntable -- Gears in series -- Angled gears -- Worm drives -- Chains and treads -- Rubber bands -- Rack-and-pinion gears -- Moving to and fro -- Moving freely -- Going the distance -- Motors and gears -- Building in any direction -- Strong combinations -- Two simple chassis -- Doors -- Pulley systems -- Rubber band power -- More uses for gears -- Making music.
Summary:
Demonstrate basic configurations of gears, shafts, pulleys, turntables, connectors, and the like and show readers how to create small, elegant machines like cranes, operable doors, motorized cars, a rubber band-powered rocket launcher, a hand-cranked drag racer, and even musical instruments.
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OCLC Number:
ocn647212872
Availability:
Farmington~1
