Philosophical instructor, or, Webster's elements of natural philosophy : subdivided into principles and illustrations ; intended for academies, medical schools, and the popular class-room (1824)
Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842, Webster, John, fl. 1804-1824 · Albany : Printed by Websters and Skinners ... · leaf 121
on toits density, and forces it up the pipe h g with a velo-city proportional to the degree of compression uponthe surface ; and as the elasticity of the air makesthe pressure perpetual, the pipe produces a continuedstream during the rising and falling of the piston. To gain force, and a perpetual… … DE LA HIRES PUMP. 119 The La Hire pump produces a continued streamby compressing the water with both the ascending anddescending stroke of the piston. Illustration. The bar-rel aud pipe a b are thesame as those of the com-mon forcing pump, andlikewise the conveyancepipe f, which carries thewater…
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