Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903, Fessenden, C · Toronto : W.J. Gage · leaf 90
west level. In accordance with this principle, water flows down aninclined plane, and will not remain heaped up. An illustration of theapplication of this principle, on a large scale, is found in the methodof supplying cities with water. Figure 56 represents a modern aque-duct, through which water… … ings. The pipe is tapped at different points, and fountains rise theo-retically to the level of the water in the pond, but practically not sohigh, on account of the resistance of the air and the check which theascending stream receives from the falling drops. Where should thepipes be made stronger,…
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