Mechanical applicances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical mvements, powers and devices"; (1917)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing company · leaf 210
d by wavemotion. A sounder on the principle of the steam whistle is exposed to a blast of air, according to the facilitiesof operation. Usually, motion derivedfrom the waves, the tide, the wind, orclockwork, makes it automatic. Inthe example, the semicircular tubularvessel is mounted upon a rock… … 525. FISH WAY. A device to enable fish to ascend falls or dams.It may consist of a series of stepped basins over which the water de-scends, turning a fall into a cas-cade, and sometimes known as afish ladder; or it may consist of achute with a sinuous track fordiminishing the velocity and…
Mechanical movements
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