A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1842)
Ewbank, Thomas · Tilt & Bogue · leaf 351
feet . Leopold kept the construction for some time a secret , and with this view the pump was entirely enclosed in the ehest ; a cover being soldered on the latter . Beckman says he made and sold a great number of them . In 1720 he published a description of them in a pamphlet ; and in 1724 he… … No . 148 . Dutch Fire - Engine . A . D . 1739 . pared with that of the large sizes . English fire - engines were much the same dimensions as those used on the continent tili Newsham and Contemporary engineers introduced others that approached in size those in present use ; but for several years…
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