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 537
nly charged was the first. It is uncertain whenor by whom they were introduced. They do not appear to have beenmuch used, if at all, before the early part of the last century ; for all thesiiphons described in old treatises on chemistry, distilling, &c. invariablyconsist of single tubes, which… … «06. a-js, 2W. The first two are from the English translation of one of Conrad Gesnera>Aorks, Lond. 1599. (Sts page 3S1 of this volume.) Speaking of draw-ing off water from the liead of a still, the author observes, Yi>u may putcertaine draying pipes into the cover such as you see here…
Pumping machinery
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