Tuas: Perbedaan antara revisi

Bukti paling awal dari mekanisme tuas berasal dari [[Timur Dekat kuno]] sekitar 5000 [[SM]], ketika pertama kali digunakan dalam [[timbangan]] sederhana.<ref name="Paipetis">{{cite book|last1=Paipetis|first1=S. A.|last2=Ceccarelli|first2=Marco|date=2010|url=https://books.google.vg/books?id=65Pz4_XJrgwC&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering: Proceedings of an International Conference held at Syracuse, Italy, June 8-10, 2010|location=|publisher=[[Springer Science & Business Media]]|isbn=9789048190911|page=416|pages=|url-status=live}}</ref> Pada 4400 SM di Mesir, pedal kaki digunakan pada [[alat tenun]] rangka horizontal.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bruno|first1=Leonard C.|last2=Olendorf|first2=Donna|date=1997|url=https://archive.org/details/sciencetechnolog0000brun|title=Science and technology firsts|publisher=[[Gale Research]]|isbn=9780787602567|page=[https://archive.org/details/sciencetechnolog0000brun/page/2 2]|quote=4400 B.C. Earliest evidence of the use of a horizontal loom is its depiction on a pottery dish found in Egypt and dated to this time. These first true frame looms are equipped with foot pedals to lift the warp threads, leaving the weaver's hands free to pass and beat the weft thread.|url-access=registration}}</ref> Sementara pada 3000 SM di Mesopotamia (Irak modern), terdapat alat mirip bangau yang menggunakan mekanisme tuas.<ref name="Paipetis" /> Selain itu, di Mesir Kuno ditemukan juga teknologi menggunakan tuas yang digunakan pekerja untuk memindahkan dan mengangkat obelisk yang beratnya lebih dari 100 ton.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Clarke|first1=Somers|last2=Engelbach|first2=Reginald|date=1990|title=Ancient Egyptian Construction and Architecture|url=https://archive.org/details/ancientegyptianc0000clar|publisher=[[Courier Corporation]]|isbn=9780486264851|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ancientegyptianc0000clar/page/86 86]-90}}</ref>