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 642
wheel is preferable for general use, the water not being thrashed by the arms, but forced steadilytoward the discharge. Trials of Centrifugal Fumps.—The following table gives the results of a trial of the centrifugal 612 PUMPS. pumps above described, made at the American Institute Fair in 1872. The…
Mechanical engineering -- Dictionaries
Internet Archive · Boston Library Consortium · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.