The steam engine familiarly explained and illustrated; with an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; (1836)
Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859, Renwick, James, 1790-1863. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. L. Carey & A. Hart · leaf 52
ed in the followingterms:— The third method of raising water is by theaid of fire.On this principle may be constructedvarious machines: I shall here describeone. Let a ball of copper markeda, well soldered in every part, towhich is attached a tube and stop,cock marked d, by which water maybe… … 44 THE STEAMENGINE. filled with water through the tube d, then shutting the stop-cock d, and opening the stop-cock in the vertical tube b c,let the ball be placed upon a fire, the heat acting upon thesaid ball will cause the water to rise in the tube b c. Such is the description of the apparatus of…
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