A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 404
s next given by Decaus.The form of the vessels is altered, and double convex lenses or burningglasses are so arranged on their covers as to collect the raies ofthe sun within the said vessels, the which will cause a great heatto the water, and by that means make it spring forth with great… … ^iii>iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii!iiiiiiii!!!iiiiiiiiHiiiii!iii!iiiiiiii!iniuiiiiiiiiiiiiHi;i!iiiiiiiiiil!iilniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii<iiiiiiiiiiliiiiinniiiiuu No. 175. Air Engine, from Decaus. Whether this application of lenses to encrease the force of the sunin air engines, was a device of Decaus, we…
Pumping machinery
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