The great inventions : their history, from the earliest period to the present. Their influence on civilization, accompanied by sketches of lives of the principal inventors; their labors, their hardships and their triumphs (1883)
Wilkie, Franc B. (Franc Bangs), 1832-1892 · Philadelphia and Chicago, J. A. Ruth & co. · leaf 233
d the machine in one direction, thethicker diameter gave off the rope faster than the othertook it up, and thus the weight was lowered; in turningit the other, the larger part took up the rope faster thanthe other payed it out, and thus the weight was elevated. 228 HYDEAULICS, HYDEOSTATICS, ETC.… … CHINESE WINDLASS. FUSEE WINDLASS. In some parts of the Orient, w^ater is sometimesraised to extraordinary heights by a very simple pro-cess. A long gutter, or trough, is hinged to the banksof the stream: a native at the other end dips it in thestream, allows some water to flow in, when he raises…
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