A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1842)
Ewbank, Thomas · Tilt & Bogue · leaf 540
Tantalus ’ Cups — Magic Pitchers . [ Book V . 520 The following representa number of Tantalus ’ cups , magic goblets , & c . In No . 241 , the long leg of the siphon passes through the bottom of the vessel , and the short one remains above ; so that when the liquid rises over the bend , it will be… … No . 241 , No . 242 . No . 244 . No . 245 . No . 243 . Devices of this kind admit of numerous modifications by which the tube may be concealed . When it is enclosed within the figure of a man , ( the water entering at one foot slightly raised , and passing out through the other, ) the vessel is…
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