A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 547
ommonly charged was the first. It is uncertain whenor by whom they were introduced. They do not appear to have beenmuch used, if at all, before the early part of the last century ; for all thesiphons described in old treatises on chemistry, distilling, &c. invariablyconsist of single tubes,… … Nos. 248. The first two are from the English translation of one of Conrad Gesnersworks, Lond. 1599. (See page 381 of this volume.) Speaking of draw-ing off water from the head of a still, the author observes, You may putcertaine draying pipes into the cover such as you see here livelie portray-ed.…
Pumping machinery
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