A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water, ancient and modern : with observations on various subjects connected with the mechanic arts: including the progressive development of the steam engine (1876)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 129
Nona ft nil Pots. Chap. 14.] Persian Wheel. iU … on those wliioli form the cone round llie verlic;il one at any part, from itaapex to its b:ise. Two {)rorninent tlefocls liave been pointed out in tl^ noria. First, partof the water escapes after being raised nearly to the recpiired elc/ation..Second, a large portion is raised hii^hcr than the…
Pumping machinery
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