lphus, and was eminently dis-tinguished for his learning and for the number and ingenuityof his mechanical inventions, was the first to give an accountof the application of the vapor of water. In his work,entitled Spiritalia he describes a machine which operatesby the force of stear . It consists… … -6- > V. ♦ till the whole is ejected or converted into steam. A fountainis tttua formed capable of supporting the ball B. This is thefirst known application of steam to the raising of water. Another method somewhat similar but differing in the factthat it raises cold water is shown in Figure 5.…
Pumping machinery · Theses
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