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" I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins... "
Mechanics' Magazine - Page 11
1844
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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
...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 that tends the Work is but to turn two Cocks, that one VefTel of Water being confumed, another begins to force and re-fill...
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Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volume 4

William Seward - 1796 - 560 pages
...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 that tends the work is but to " turn two cocks, that one veflel of water being " confumed, another begins to force, and...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 4

William Seward - 1796 - 830 pages
...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 man that tends the work is but " to turn two cocks, that one veflel of water *' being confumed, another begins to force, and...
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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 is but to turn two cocks, that, one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill...
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Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ...

Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 pages
...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 " that tends the work is but to turn two cocks,. " that one vessel of water being consumed, another " begins to force and...
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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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Public Characters, Volume 5

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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The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of ... pamphlets and ..., Volume 6

Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...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 that tends the work is but to turn two cocks; that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 6

William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 600 pages
...vessel of water, rarified by fire, driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks ; that one vessel of water being consumed, anothrr begins to force and re-fill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and...
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The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ..., Volume 6

William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 574 pages
...run like a constant fountain-stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water, rarified by fire, diiveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks; that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill...
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