Elements of mechanism: elucidating the scientific principles of the practical construction of machines, for the use of schools, and students in mechanical engineering, with numerous specimens of modern machines, remarkable for their utility and ingenuity (1852)
Baker, T. (Thomas), d. 1871 · London, J. Weale · leaf 129
103 THE DEEDGING MACHINE. the purpose of increasing their depth and improving their navigation. 169. The boat, or vessel that contains the dredging machine, by Messrs. Summers and Co ., is 90 feet long … and 22 feet on deck. A section of the steam-engine, that works the dredging apparatus, is shown in the figure : a is the boiler, b the engine, &c., both of which are adapted to marine purposes. The endless chain G b y b carries a series of buckets b, b , b, &c., which are attached to its alternate…
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