A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 164
hed to the pump-rod and to the end of abalance-beam, h, operates the latter, and is counterbalancedby a weight, i. The rod, j, serves both as a plug-rod andas an air-pump connecting-rod. A snifting-valve, h, opens For an exceedingly interesting and very faithful account of theirwork, see Life of… … solid air-pump piston, the valves of the pump being placedon either side at the base, instead of in the pump-bucket, as 140 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN STEAM-ENGINE. in Watts engiDes. The condensing-water cistern was awooden tank, n. A jet pipe-condenser, o, was usedinstead of a jet condenser of…
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