Greenhill, G. (George), Sir, 1847-1927 · London and New York, Macmillan and Co. · leaf 34
ly occasionally. THE HTDRAULIG PRESS. 23 16. The Applications of the Hydraulic Press. Hydraulic Power is now used to a great extent onsteamers, for hoisting, steering, and working the guns;an Accumulator however cannot well be carried afloat, onaccount of its great weight. On land Hydraulic Poweris… … Fig. II. Fig. 12. On a small scale the Hydraulic Press is useful whenapplied to jacks, for lifting (fig. 11) or pulling (fig. 12), asmanufactured by Tangyes of Birmingham; one greatadvantage of the machine being that the motion ineither direction can be so easily controlled. The Bramahcollar in…
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