Hydraulia: An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Waterworks of London and the Contrivances for Supplying Other Great CitiesSimpkin, 1835 - 454 pages |
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Page 39
... adapted to that purpose , from their being probably covered with buildings , the amount of the purchase would conse- quently be so enormous as to make the attempt on their part unavailing . Other causes also had some influence in ...
... adapted to that purpose , from their being probably covered with buildings , the amount of the purchase would conse- quently be so enormous as to make the attempt on their part unavailing . Other causes also had some influence in ...
Page 65
... adapted to impel the water sixty feet above the level of their highest reservoir , so that it enabled them to supply water to any required altitude through all the range of their district . Moreover , in order to render the operations ...
... adapted to impel the water sixty feet above the level of their highest reservoir , so that it enabled them to supply water to any required altitude through all the range of their district . Moreover , in order to render the operations ...
Page 68
... adapted to bear the application of any force necessary for impelling water to every altitude that such conve- niences required . Although previous to the year 1810 , the New River Company had placed in the earth wooden pipes , several ...
... adapted to bear the application of any force necessary for impelling water to every altitude that such conve- niences required . Although previous to the year 1810 , the New River Company had placed in the earth wooden pipes , several ...
Page 74
... east and west of the reservoirs , being below the level of the New River Head , of course facilitates the supply of the mains , which being constantly kept full , are thus adapted to afford , at all times , a profusion 74 HYDRAULIA .
... east and west of the reservoirs , being below the level of the New River Head , of course facilitates the supply of the mains , which being constantly kept full , are thus adapted to afford , at all times , a profusion 74 HYDRAULIA .
Page 75
... adapted to afford , at all times , a profusion of water , not only for domestic use , but likewise in cases of fires , for watering the streets , and every other purpose . Notwithstanding the great space over which the opera- tions of ...
... adapted to afford , at all times , a profusion of water , not only for domestic use , but likewise in cases of fires , for watering the streets , and every other purpose . Notwithstanding the great space over which the opera- tions of ...
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