Mechanical movements, powers and devices; a treatise describing mechanical movements and devices used in construcive and operative mechinery and the mechanical arts, being practically a mechanical dictionary (1917)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York : The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 141
a largevolume of water to a height ofnearly half their diameter. 480. PERSIAN WHEEL.—A current-driven water lift; used in Eastern countries.A hollow shaft, with curved arms and floats,with buckets suspended at their periphery.The current carries the floats forward, fillingthe buckets and at the… … -j^m^ HYDRAULIC POWER AND DEVICES. 135
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