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 536
cond century, informsus that siphons were used for tasting wine. They are also referred to byother ancient writers, but as several instruments were designated by thesame name, it is difficult to determine with precision what particular onewas, in every case, intended. It is very probable, from the… … No. 24S. A. D. :511. No. 247. A. D. 1511. The earliest mcnU rn figures of siphons tl^.at we have met with ar? in theGerman translation oi Vegetius, Erffurt, l.ill. The above figuies, Nos Jhap. 6, Modern SipJtons. 523 24G and 247 are copies. Both are designed to show the application ofthese…
Pumping machinery
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