Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 442
ging whenthe surface has been reached. As soon as the flow of water becomes strong enough to interferewith the progress of sinking, a much larger, stronger, and more effective bucket or tank is intro-duced. In the tank shown in Fig. 30*72 the inlet-valve C at the bottom opens and closes… … 3071. I i 3072. /?! \
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