Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 96
Tliis cask communicates with the hydrant-pipes, so called, by which our city is supplied with water,of which the pressure varies from a half to more than two atmospheres, say from seven to thirtypounds per-square inch, according to the number and bore of the cocks from which the water may beflowing…
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