A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 593
ions of the use of the former inbygone times. No. 285 is a steam blow-pipe from the 2d edit, of JohnBates work. His description forms an admirable comment on Wilkinssobservation, (p. 396,) that eolipiles were used in melting glass and metals.This remark of the bishop has been quoted by several… … No. 285. Eolipile for glass blowing. No. 286. Eolipile for fusing metals. The first figure consists of a lamp and a copper ball or eolipile, placedon and heated by a furnace or brazier. The apparatus is named a deviceto bend glasse canes, [tubes,] or to make any small work in glasse. Letthere be a…
Pumping machinery
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