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 125
ensation of steam. Illustration. The beam a (see next figure) isplaced between two large standards, and turns on itsaxis b, with a piston and rod fastened to each end,which work in the cylinders d k and g h ; the vesselc is partly filled with water, which is kept boiling bya fire underneath it, and… … against the bottom of the solid piston f, which forcesit up to the top of the cylinder : then the compressionwhich raises the piston f compels the piston g, at theopposite end of the beam, to descend into the cylinderg h, and work the pump, which is of the same con-struction as the forcing engine…
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