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 98
hich was anciently practised,but of \vh\ch we do not remember tohave seen any particular notice. It is represented in Plates 50, and 75.Pitt. Storia DellArte. A conical vessel bent like the horn of an ox, isborne on the shoulder, the large and open end projecting in front, so thatthe bearer could… … No. 28. Hindoo Water Carrier. Chap. 11,] Ejijplian tfc/tul. 85 thosi \v!;o carry ih. m, and appi\ir to have bepn fcjrmed of staves, andiioo[)ed. As an evidence of the antiquity of watering land with f;ots, we rnay re-fer to one of the constellations, to Aquarius or the Water Pourer. afiiraio which…
Pumping machinery
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