Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833- · New York : Theo. Audel · leaf 50
t in circumference, with a broadstone staircase which is about thirty feet deep to descend tothe water. The fountain of Siloam is reached by a descentof thirty steps cut in the solid rock, and the inhabitants ofLibya, where the wells often contain little water, draw it outin little buckets, made of… … Italian Mode of Raising Water to theUpper Floors of a House. 52 Pumps and Hydraulics. As a matter of interest some six or eight representations ofthe early forms of wells, have been introduced; but littleneed to be written relating to them—the cuts with the titlesspeak for themselves and also…
Hydraulic machinery · Pumping machinery
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