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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  2. Mens FTands, wirhour such help. Such a5 War- the RCGUTAtOF trOM SOU) TUIM WIIM a GFCAE FOrCO
  3. litce Engines, Fngines ro raise WVater, Cranes,
  4. d
  5. And here L chink it proper eo sire the Reader a
  6. Delcriprion oF uvo vers usetul Engines, Which
  7. are the Invention oF one ot oux own Nation,
  8. Capc. Thomas Savery, a Centleman verr striltul in all
  9. Things oF rhis NatuTC.
  10. The Airst is an Engine r0 Ro Strips, Oe BOatS
  11. ac Sea, or in a River, When chere is a Mark Calm,
  12. ex very licrle Wind.
  13. throushche Sceam-Pipe O, T, into the Receirer P, 1
  14. A Description oF chis, the Inventor publimed in Sccam-Pipe O; L; lo that no more Sceam can ve
  15. che Vear, 1698. Wwich his ansivers ro che Objecti
  16. ons railed against it by ME. Dummer, and Ochers:
  17. And the Thoushris sonacural, and the manner ot
  18. ies rortins (o plain and easie, char ris an amazine
  19. chins to one, chat chere is no more ule made ol
  20. FTC Srs a Wheel co the Drum-head oE the Cap-
  21. Aan, whose Tecch tum a Frundle head, chroush
  22. erhich is run an Iron-bar thar reaches clear a- Crols,
  23. and soes through the Sides of the Stip; and on its
  24. Ends wichour Board, ac a conveniene distance
  25. From the Ships Sides are Fastened 2 Drum heads
  26. like char on che Capstan, in which are Acced ro
  27. take out ae pleature, 6 or 8 Paddles; and at rhe
  28. ourermost Finds oF the Padales, is Fastned an Tron
  29. Piri Wwich an Ilcad to ir; by which means, and by
  30. chehelp o( a Cord, cakins an hale curn round a
  31. bout all chele Pins, borh che Paddles may be sinifi-
  32. ed, or strain d and Arenschened (0, char cher MalI
  33. all rork proporrionably; and also chePadalesmay
  34. Wrich a Luf Tackle, beche more handily and casils
  35. listed in ind our, in order to be Ecred into, OF ta
  36. ken out of che, Drum heads oF the Bar. Sec the
  37. Fioure annexed.
  38. Non here il che Nen will bur worte, is chere
  39. be enoush os them, and che Padales De made pro.
  40. portionablr larse, accordins ro che Number oF the
  41. Nen thac can be brouxhero work ac ihe Capstan:
  42. Peannot sec bur chat the Aingine will girethe Vesse
  43. Frectrer War chan any Oars can do, ork d by che
  44. Tame, or a tar grearer Number ot Hlands: Asthe
  45. Experimenes char hare been cried, do abundanctys
  46. Thew, accordins ro che best Intormarion L can get
  47. OF che Matter.
  48. The orher Fingine is For LatI Malelos The
  49. Force ofFire; in which he hach Bewed as prear
  50. Ingenuier, depth oF Thoughe, and true Mecha
  51. niek Still, 25 ever discorered ic selF in any desien
  52. oFchis Nature.
  53. come into ic, bur rou Wrill open it a Was into , 2
  54. and by chac means AIl che Reccirer P, 2 Wwich che
  55. Sceam, a5 the ocher wasbetore. WesIs
  56. licrle room, and consequenely pretinsburrerr licte
  57. (iF ac a) On ine VaIM, Ot CTack H, L, Al The BOr-
  58. tom of the Reccirer P, L. There is nochine chere
  59. to counterballance the Pressure oF the Armolphere
  60. che Suckins. Pipe, L, Wheretore ic will be presses
  61. up, and ascend inco and AIl the Reccirer P, T, dri,
  62. vine up betore it a5 ic rises, che Clack or Valve
  63. R, 3, ertrich atterwards Fallins donn again anc
  64. Mutrins close, hinders the Delcent ot the Watet
  65. chac var.
  66. Then (che Receiver P2, beins in elie mean
  67. time empried of ies Air) rura the Flandle ot che
  68. Regularot en fou, and ehe torce ot ihe Sredm
  69. face ot the Wacer contained in the Receiver PI,
  70. in che Recetret, Wnen cne l Wul necessarils
  71. drire up throuet the Passase C, R L, C C, into
  72. cheReceirer P 2, filled wich, and empried oF Wa-
  73. dririns all the Air betore ic, and Forcins iE up into
  74. ee Force Pipechroush the ClackR, F, 25 Yd
  75. perceire by che Noile and Raclins oF che Clack.
  76. And wrhren all che Air is chus driven out, the Re.
  77. Cerver P, 1, ill be reer much heared by che
  78. Sceam: WVhen rou find chac ic is chrouphly empri-
  79. ca and is srovon very hoc, as vou may boch sec
  80. and fecl. Phen pull che Flandle ot che Reoularor
  81. cowards rou, by which means vou ill Kop che
  82. ins, let Lomo cold tater be poured on ihe Recei-
  83. rer L, l, es men means ihe Sream There betrs
  84. Coocu, ana cortcensed and contracted into a vers
  85. On the Surtace oF the WVacer in the lOrer PaKE OF
  86. comins som che Boyler, ill all be upon che sur-
  87. Where it Pdritaces Or presles hard upon ic, and silt
  88. encreales is Sprins or Elasticier, ciIl ic comes 1d
  89. orer-ballance or exceed the WeishE oF rhe WVarer
  90. che Force PipeS, andac last discharse it our at che
  91. Top, a5 voû sec in cheFigure.
  92. Alter the very lame manner, tho alcernately, is
  93. ter; and by ThIS ILICanS a CoMMaM Sceam is KCPE,
  94. COnFINVAHS FUHHINO OUE aE Che LOD Ot tHC FOTCC.
  95. Pipe S, and lo the WVacer is raised verr Cas HOII
  96. the Borrom oE thie Minc, C9c. Wothe Place where
  97. it is designed ro be discharsed.
  98. Chly I Mould add, Thac atter che Ensine begiS
  99. eoWork, and the Wacer is risen into, and hach AI-
  100. led the Force. Pipe S, then it Alls che lirle Cilterni
  101. X, and by thac means fecds che Pipe Y Y, wtich
  102. hecalls the Condensins-Pipe, because Warer is col
  103. rered donn From chence to cool the Receirer
  104. Scthe Figure.)
  105. Copper, wtich he calls Boylers; che one a larse
  106. BOrom; but N reaches only halt ivay donn che
  107. OcacBoyler
  108. Wvtrc Colvers Wacertiom che Lorce-lipe into L
  109. as folloms
  110. The Descripcion of ehis Fngine
  111. A, denores eo Furnaces, whole Fire placesar
  112. B, 1, 2. Ind cheir Funnel, or Chimmer C
  113. In thele rvo Furnaces are placed ewo Vesselso
  114. Wrhien chroushily heared by che sceam, in ordex re
  115. make them sucke (25 FIS WHAH) Callea) the Wace
  116. out ot the WelI, ux into acccier
  117. Also a litle abore chac C ille foes the Pipe P.
  118. Lhele Bosteis hare caca a Cnceipe, ad Er anc
  119. By chele Pipes belore the Ensine can worke, vou
  120. must Arst AII che small Boyler quire FuII, and che
  121. Sreac Borler crvo chirds tuIl of Wacer. Thenligti
  122. s.IC LHIC dC B L, and make che WVacer in L boil, by
  123. the lesler Boyler, which is there placea IO FePTCMII
  124. the orcarer Boyter L, Wenthe nalet l Dzl
  125. ot dons chis, curn the Cock l, L0 Thal eC CaI
  126. be no Communicarion becween theForce-PipeS.
  127. aud che lesser Boyler D; and purtins un L se Fire
  128. ac B2, che. Wacer chere will orom pretents sl
  129. and wtrer ic boils, ies oun Sceam which hach se
  130. VenE OUE, prestin on ies Surtace, will force the
  131. NVacer ux the Dixe EI, cheough KE, into THC GFCAL
  132. ertich means the Sceam ot ir beins quire contined, lBoyter L, and (0 lons ill ic run eill chie Surtale
  133. must necas be Wosdertall compreced, and chere-
  134. fore ill on che openins ot a s lor i lb ulle
  135. che Wacer in the BOyICF D, SeTTO
  136. 25 L, che orher a smaller a5D.
  137. eo be almost consumed. No when chere is nece
  138. NI; ot which C goes wichin eishr Inches of che
  139. Clc Boccom ot ihe lipe EI: ana ThenEnC ScCa
  140. oue, siohich is dere by cutmine Z che tlardlle ot arel Wauer vill tun ropches, auel by ics noise ane
  141. cactir

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0296?run=74