The life, times, and scientific labours of the second Marquis of Worcester : to which is added a reprint of his Century of inventions, 1663, with a commentary thereon . t Frankfort, 1615, inwhich, at page 4, theorem V, under the title, L eaumontera par aide dufeu^plus liaut que son niveau^ it isillustrated and described as follows:— Le troisiesmemoyen de faire monter, est par Iaide du feu, dont il sepent faire diverses machines, ien donneray icy lademonstration dune. Soit une balle de cuiure marqueeA. bien soudee tout a lentour^ ^ laquelle il y auraun souspiral marque D, par ou Ion mettra leau
The life, times, and scientific labours of the second Marquis of Worcester : to which is added a reprint of his Century of inventions, 1663, with a commentary thereon . t Frankfort, 1615, inwhich, at page 4, theorem V, under the title, L eaumontera par aide dufeu^plus liaut que son niveau^ it isillustrated and described as follows:— Le troisiesmemoyen de faire monter, est par Iaide du feu, dont il sepent faire diverses machines, ien donneray icy lademonstration dune. Soit une balle de cuiure marqueeA. bien soudee tout a lentour^ ^ laquelle il y auraun souspiral marque D, par ou Ion mettra leau,et aussi mi tuyau marque B, C, qui sera sonde en WITH NOTES. 477 liaut dc lii l)alle, et le bout C, aprocliera prcs du fond,sans J toucher, apres faut emplir ladite balle dcau parle souspiral, puis le bien reboucher et le mettre sur lefeu, alors la chaleur donnant contre ladite balle, feramonter toute lean, par le tuyau B, C. See also Figuiers Exposition et Histoire des principales decouvertes Sci-entifiques Modernes. Tome premier. Paris, 1862, p. adjoining engraving is exactly traced from theoriginal, of which it is, in every respect, a faithful Dc Cans Fomitaiii. 478 THE CENTURY, It represents a globular metallic vessel A, with a jet andstop-cock at B, and another stop-cock at D, throughwhich water can be injected by means of a syringe. Thejet B, is the top end of a pipe C, which nearly touches thebottom of the inside of the hollow sphere. Supposingthe globe to be half or two thirds full of water, andplaced on a fire, the heat will presently raise a quantityof steam, which, as it increases in quantity, will occupythe upper empty space of the sphere, and by its pressureon the surface of the boiling water, cause the same torise rapidly up the vertical pipe C, and produce thejet-deau above B, the instant the stop-cock is this operation will continue so long as any waterremains for the bottom end of the pipe C, to dip into;after which it can only be re
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