e Exodus ofthe Israelites, We must, however, express our opinion, thatthis is rather an ingenious explanation of the philosopher him-self of the mode in which he could have effected the same ob-ject, than an account of what was really performed by theEgyptian priests. 130. Hero constructed or… … In the figure marked b, a is a vessel in which water is boil-ed ; the pipe c proceeds nearly to its bottom ; the steam willtherefore accumulate in the upper part of the vessel, and forcethe water in a jet through the pipe c. A fountain may thus beformed, on which may be supported the ball o. In the…
Steam-engines
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