A system of natural philosophy, designed for the use of schools and academies (1845)
Moffat, J[ohn] M. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 180
tle derangementin the action of the valves of the force pump, the column of waterfrom the basin 100 feet high, was suddenly met by the machinewith a force which burst the air vessel with an explosion like thatof artillery, tearing asunder the cast iron at a part where the di-ameter of the vessel… … 35. The essential parts of the hydraulic ram, as exhibited byMontgolfier, are represented in the marginal figure. A, is a headof water, connected with the tube or tunnel B, closed at the extre-mity C, but having an aperture at D, to which is adapted a valveformed by a ball of porcelain or copper,…
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