Invention and Engineering

Grasshopper beam engine

Grasshopper beam engines are beam engines that are pivoted at one end, rather than in the centre. Usually the connecting rod to the crankshaft is placed between the piston and the beam's pivot. That is, they use a second-class lever, rather than the usual first-class lever.

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• ▸George Stephenson
• ▸Little Woodbury
• ▸19th-century glassmaking innovations in the United States

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