HORSE-POWER

a term used in engineerre |ing to denote the rate of doing work. An ns | engine of one honseis —— (theob | retically) of doing $3,000 foot pounds of HOS a oho Sg of 33,000 pounds vertically | pilgrie through one foot in one minute. An | namo engine of ten horse power could do ten | which times as much work in tho some time. | moder: The term was introduced by Watt, and | hospits the unit was considered to represent the | respect rate of working of a normal horse, though | appliec the estimate is too high. contrit [s. 173]