Fire station pump. Illustration of the first steam-powered pump at the Chaillot fire station, Paris, France, constructed in 1773. Artwork from 'Chaudi

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Fire station pump. Illustration of the first steam-powered pump at the Chaillot fire station, Paris, France, constructed in 1773. Artwork from 'Chaudieres et Machines a Vapeur' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913), part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier.

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