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 80
of the leverE comes down again into its horizontal situation, and striking upon theend 1 of the loaded leaver 1 K. raises the weight K, by which means theforce of its blow is broken. If the distance A B or fall of the water beabout six feet, this machine will raise the water into the cistern M… … No. 17. Ualni..g and Losing Buckets. Someyears rtgo,Dr. Desagulierscontinues, agentleman showed mea model of such an engine varying something from this, but so con-trived as to stop the running of the water at A A, when the lever D Ebegan to move. lie told me he had set up an engine in Ireland…
Pumping machinery
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