Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 891
at Paris, for the construction of the best horizontal wheel on the large scale. Thiswas his first turbine erected at Pont, on the Oguon. In consequence of this decision the turbine excitedgreat attention and discussion among the continental savans ; and it must be remarked, that matters ofpractical… … In an elaborate report of this machine submitted to the Academy of Sciences of Paris by M. Ponce-let, it is stated that the essential quality of the turbine consists in its high velocity, and its capability ofworking under water without much loss of effect. The expedient of bringing the water…
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