Compound lever sudden movement of the key. The earliest remaining writings regarding levers date from the 3rd century BC and were provided by Archimedes. ""Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the earth with a lever"" is a remark attributed to Archimedes, who formally stated the correct mathematical principle of levers (quoted by Pappus of Alexandria). The idea of the compound lever is attributed to the Birmingham inventor John Wyatt in 1743, when he designed a weighing machine that used four compound levers to transfer a load from a weighing platform to a central lever from which the weight
The Glory That Was... (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) The Glory That Was... (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) "The Glory That Was..." is an eighth season episode of "" the 163rd episode overall. This episode marks the half-point of the season. This episode was originally set to air after "" which was set to be the season premiere episode. Detectives Nichols and Wheeler, together with Captain Ross, find themselves on the world stage, untangling the politics behind the Olympic Site Selection Committee. At the top of the show, a wealthy Belgian diplomat, Caroline Walters, is found murdered in Central Park. Nearby, a second body is discovered: a former Secret