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 306
n. They are of old date, various modifications of themhaving been proposed in the 16th century. No. 139 consists of a closocase of the form of a sector of a circle, having an opening at the bottomfor the admission of M-ater, and another to which a forcing pipe with itsvalve is attached. A movable…
Pumping machinery
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