James Watt's sun and planet gear
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:smartphone
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| gptkbp:component |
arm
planet gear sun gear |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
enabled rotary motion in early steam engines
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James Watt's sun and planet gear
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
Boulton and Watt steam engines
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:William_Murdoch
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
avoided crank patent
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| gptkbp:patent |
gptkb:James_Watt
1781 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
convert reciprocating motion to rotary motion
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
crank mechanism
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
steam engines
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rotary_Steam_Engine
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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