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" One vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water, and a man that tends the work has but to turn two cocks; that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and refill with cold water, and so successively ; the fire being... "
The Harleian Miscellany: A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and Entertaining ... - Page 399
1810
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A century of the names and scantlings of such inventions as at present I can ...

Edward Somerset (2nd marq. of Worcester.) - 1746 - 108 pages
...have feen the Water run like a conftant Fountain Stream forty Foot high; one Veflel of Water rarified by Fire, driveth up forty of cold Water. And a Man...tends the Work is but to turn two Cocks, that one VefTel of Water being confumed, another begins to force and re-fill with cold Water, and fo fucceffively,...
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Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volume 4

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...fcen the water run like a conftant foun" tain ftream forty foot high. One veffel of " water, rarified by fire, driveth up forty of cold " water; and a man...tends the work is but to " turn two cocks, that one veflel of water being " confumed, another begins to force, and to refill " with cold water, and fo...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 4

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 830 pages
...the water run like a conftant foun*' tain ft ream forty foot high. One veflel of " water, rarified by fire, driveth up forty of cold " water ; and a...tends the work is but " to turn two cocks, that one veflel of water *' being confumed, another begins to force, and " to refill with cold water, and fo...
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The Repertory of arts and manufactures [afterw.] arts, manufactures and ...

Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...run like a constant fountain stream forty foot high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire drivcth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work...being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill wjth cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the selfsame person...
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Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ...

Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1803 - 596 pages
..." seen the water run Uke a constant fountain stream " forty feet high; one vessel of water rarefied by " fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man...fire being tended and kept *' constant, which the self same person may like" wise abundantly perform in the interim between " the necessity of turning...
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Public Characters, Volume 5

Biography - 1803 - 598 pages
...raised forty of cold. The person who conducted the operation had nothing to do but turn two cocks, so that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force, and then to fill itself with cold water, and so on in succession." Such are the Marquis's own words, but...
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Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 ..., Volume 5

1803 - 614 pages
...raised forty qf cold. The person who conducted the operation had nothing to do but turn two cocks, &o that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force, and then to fill itself with cold water, and so on in succession." Such are the Marquis's own words, but...
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Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ..

Jacques Ozanam - Scientific recreations - 1814 - 502 pages
...like a constant fountain stream 40 " feet high; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth " up 40 of cold water. And a man that tends the work " is...the fire being tended and " kept constant, which the self same person may likewise " abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity " of turning...
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A Thousand Notable Things on Various Subjects: Disclosed from the Secrets of ...

Thomas Lupton - Birds - 1815 - 262 pages
...have seen the water run like a constant fountain-stream forty feet high; one vessel of water rarified by fire, driveth up forty of cold water. And a man...-water being consumed, another begins to force and re-, fill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the...
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A Treatise of Mechanics, Theoretical, Practical, and Descriptive, Volume 2

Olinthus Gregory - Mechanical engineering - 1815 - 582 pages
...have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty foot high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man...work is but to turn two cocks, that, one vessel of wuier being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill with cold water, and so successively, the...
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