A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 59
orce of fire. Hewas thanked for showing the experiment, which succeeded,according to expectation, and was approved of. He pre-sented to the Society a drawing and specifications of hismachine, and The Transactions contain a copperplateengraving and the description of his model. It consisted ofa… … pipes, C G, with two copper receivers, Z> B. There wereled from the bottom of these receivers branch pipes, FF,which turned upward, and were united to form a rising main, or forcing-pipe, G.From the top of each receiverwas led a pipe, which was turneddownward, and these pipes unitedto form a…
Steam-engines
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