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 461
ly simple, easily repaired, has no abrupt angles, and it is claimed discharges a larger amountof water with less resistance than any other. To prevent wearing, the joints arc packed water-tightwith leather. As the effectiveness of the stream depends upon the preservation of its rotundity ofform,…
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