Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833- · New York : Theo. Audel · leaf 198
he long channel or pipe in his neck. The elephant bya similar pneumatic apparatus, elevates the liquid through that flexiblesuction pipe, his proboscis; and those nimble engineers, the commonhouse-flies, raise it through their minikin trunks in the manner of the gi-gantic animals which in remote… … Fig. 170. 200 Pumps and Hydraulics. Rope Pump. This machine consists of one or more endlessropes, all stretched on two pulleys as shown in Figs. 171 and 172.These pulleys have grooves formed in their surfaces for the re-ception of the ropes. A rapid rotary motion is communicated tothe upper pulley,…
Hydraulic machinery · Pumping machinery
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