Specimens of ancient oracular and fighting eolipiles : with remarks on dragons and other fire breathing monsters of mythology and the Middle Ages, being a supplement to his treatise on hydraulics and mechanics (1845)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York : Ewbank · leaf 12
nner of the syringe engine of Besson. The wheels are solid, and as there are but two, some mechanism for preserving the image in an upright position was neces- sary : as they moved on separate axles the tube could as readily be turned in a lateral direction as it could be elevated or depressed. The… … Here is a variety of the griffin, hippogriff, or dragon genus, placed on four wheels, and evidently designed to break the ranks of an opposing army, by being driven through them. The burning liquids rushed out ot two rows of small holes on the upper jaw or lip : the effect forcibly re- minding one…
Monsters
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