Well's natural philosophy : for the use of schools, academies and privte students, introducing the latest results of scientific discovery and research ; arranged with special reference to the practical application of physical science to the arts and the experiences of everyday life ; with three hundred and seventy-five engravings (1873)
Wells, David A · New York : Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Co. · leaf 188
nd by the action of the pLstonin the pump, compresses the air contained in it.The elasticity of the air, thus compressed, being in-creased, it reacts upon the water, and forces its ascentin the discharge, or force-pipe. When the air in thechamber is condensed into half its original bulk, itwiU act… … 184 WELLSS NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. ing the water up, equal to ono atmosphere: consequcntlj^, a column of waterwill be sustained, or projected to a height of 34 feet. When the air is con-densed into ono third of its bulk, its elastic force will be increased three-fold, and it will then not only…
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