A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 87
mpty, theman at the bottom stepped off the frame and ran up a flight of stairs madefor the purpose, to the place whence he descended; and in the mean time,the bucket being heavier than the frame, descended to the water, and wasagain raised by the same process. Such a device is well enough for… … No. 15. Italian mode of raising water to theupper floors of a house. aCadells Journey into Carniola, Italy, &c. Edinburgh, 1820, i, 481. bRecueil DQuvrages Curieux de Mathematique et de Mechanique, ou Descriptiondu Cabinet de M. Grollier de Serviere, avec des figures en taille douce, pai* M.…
Pumping machinery
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