Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies. Ed. from Ganot's popular physics. By William G. Peck (1869)
Ganot, Adolphe, 1804-1887, Peck, William Guy, 1820-1892 · New York A.S. Barnes · leaf 149
d, after which it actsby its tension to force a continuous current through thehose. The lever is provided with long handles at right angles to itslength, so that it may be worked by several men acting together.The general method of using a fire engine is shown in Fig. 102. Within a few years many… … Tiz 102. The Sucking and Forcing Pump. 138. This pump differs from the forcing pump, describedin Art. 136, in having a sucking pipe, which terminates atthe sleeping valve. -The length of the sucking pipe oughtnot to exceed 30 feet, hut that of the delivery pipe may beof any length compatible with…
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