Elements of mechanics: treated by means of the differential and integral calculus (1887)
Peck, William G[uy], 1820-1892. [from old catalog] · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 337
ional expend-iture of force. Sometimes, instead of having the body of the pump ver-tical, it is inclined; in which case it does not differ muchin principle from the wheel with flat buckets, that has beenused for raising water. The Air Pump. 222. The air pump is a machine for rarefying the air ina… … Fig. 186. HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC MACHINES. 333 sel E, called a receiver, by means of a narrow pipe. Thereceiver, which is usually of glass, is ground so as to fit air-tight upon a smooth bed-plate KK. The joint between thereceiver and plate may be rendered more perfectly air-tight,by rubbing it…
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