Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 691
ny forms of water-wheels,most of which, as mill-wheels, are under-shot, or over-shotaccordingly as the water passes horizontally over the floats,or acts beneath them. These wheels are used in relationto the fall of water. If there is plenty of water and aslight fall, the under-shot wheel is used.… … Archimedian Screw, called after its inventor, was one ofthe earliest modes of raising water. It consists of a cylindersomewhat inclined, and a tube bent like a screw within it. WATER-MIT,!,. 129 By turning the handle of the screw the water is drawn upand flows out from the top. The Water Ram is a…
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