in such a manner as toopen upwards, two shutters that fill up the rest of the circularopening of the piston. These shutters, therefore, rise and falltogether like wings, whence their name. The piston and itsvalves are usually called the Bucket of the Air-pump. Fromthe dimensions we have stated…
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