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Bible Encyclopedias
Lever
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(through O. Fr. leveour, levere, mod. levier, from Lat. levare, to lift, raise), a mechanical device for raising bodies; the "simple" lever consists of a rigid bar free to move about a fixed point, termed the fulcrum; one point of the rod is connected to the piece to be moved, and power is applied at another point (see Mechanics).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lever'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lever.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lever'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lever.html. 1910.
