Kirkman, Marshall M. (Marshall Monroe), 1842-1921 · New York and Chicago, The World railway publishing company · leaf 33
pressure or force of water. Now, inelectricity the unit of pressure or force iscalled a volt. This word volt does notmean any weight, as the word poundweight does. If you have a pound of wateryou must have something to hold it, becauseit has weight, and consequently occupiessome space. But… … LOCOMOTIVE APPLIANCES. 25 usually comes from a reservoir which is placed on high ground so asto give the necessary pounds of pressure to force the water to theupper part of the houses. If some arrangement of this kind werenot made we could get no water in our bedrooms, because water willnot rise…
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