Pulleys
By: Chris Oxlade
Series: Simple machines; Simple machines
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780749675677
Subjects: Pulleys; Simple machines; Juvenile literature
Description: A clear and easily-understood introduction to simple machines, this text showcases the parts of each machine, how each machine works and how they are used in the world around us.
Notes: "An Appleseed Editions book."

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