Lectures De Potentia Restitutiva, Or Of Spring, fol. 24
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- Aream OF ater: Which ater as Ars Forced into
- the Leaden Cistern chereot by tro Force Pumps
- ertrich did alternatelz rork, and (o condense the Rir
- included into a CmaIl RoOm. The contrivance Ot
- trhich Engine ras noc unknomn to the ancients, 28
- Elero in his Spiritalia does sufficientlr manitest, nor
- vere chey mancins in applvins it torery good ules,
- namelr, For Engines tor quenchins Arc: A5Vitruvius
- (bythe help ot the Ingenious Monsieur Clande Per-
- raults interpretation) hach acquainted us in the
- Tweleth Chapter ot his Tenth Book, irhere he en-
- dearours to delcribe Ctesibius his Enoine For quench-
- insfire. Noc long since a Cerman here in Fneland
- hath added a Further improvement thereot by con-
- regins che constane Aream of mater through Pipes
- made oF well tanned and liguored Lcacher, jorned
- together to any convenient lenoth by the help ot
- brazen Screms. By Wrhich che Crcam oF ater may
- beconvered to anx conreniene place throushnarron
- and othermile inaccessible paltages.
- Theingenious Dr. Denis Pappin hath added a Fur-
- ther improrement that mar be madetothis Ctesibian
- Enoine by a nem and excellent contrivance ot his omn
- For makring ot thetorcing Springe or P’ump, rrhich at
- mr desire he is pleased to communicate tothe Pub-
- liqueby chis Follomins Description, Which he sentme
- COmetime CInCC.
- DE. Pappins
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