The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . erdropped into a funnel A, and was conveyed to the reservoir by means ofthe pipe M. In this cylinder was located a float, to which was attacheda light pillar, on top of which was a figure pointing to the hour upona column opposite. Attached to the bottom of the water cylinder was asmall pipe, bent in the form of a syphon, as shown at E F F. As the Clepsydra. 92 water rose in the cylinder it also rose in the small pipe until it reachedthe top, when it flowed over the bend, thus filling th
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . erdropped into a funnel A, and was conveyed to the reservoir by means ofthe pipe M. In this cylinder was located a float, to which was attacheda light pillar, on top of which was a figure pointing to the hour upona column opposite. Attached to the bottom of the water cylinder was asmall pipe, bent in the form of a syphon, as shown at E F F. As the Clepsydra. 92 water rose in the cylinder it also rose in the small pipe until it reachedthe top, when it flowed over the bend, thus filling the siphon, and by awell known law it quickly emptied the cylinder, the float and figurefalling as the water receded. In order to overcome the obstacle ofhours of a varying length, the inventor very cleverly drew the divisionson the column out of horizontal, so as tovary in their distance on different sides ofthe column. As the water came from thesyphon it fell into receptacles in a wheel,shown at K^ which, turning with theweight, as each compartment filled, causedthe cylinder to revolve by the action of.
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