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 540
No. 2.>6. No. 257. ,■526 Siphons used hy Chcmut;. [Book V. in operacion by the .ungs. Moreoer cocks and valves of metal are actedr>u )^ acids, and in sone la^es vVOild affect or destroy the proport.es olthe fluids themselves. … No.2.-.8 No. 259. No. 260. No. 861. No. 1268. No. 2<i3. No. 2>S shows how hot or corrosive liquids may be drawn off from awide mouthml bottle or jar. The short leg of a siphon is inserted thrcMJgh\he cork ; and also a small tube, through which the operator blows, andl)V the pressure of his…
Pumping machinery
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