The elements of water-drawing, or a compendious abstract of all sorts of kinds of water-machins or gins used or practised in the world : with their natural grounds and reasons, and what service may be expected from them : as also new exquisite ways and machins never before published. With a philosophical discourse and new discovery of drawing water out of great deeps by fier. Where is also disapproved the perpetual motion, the water-poise, the syphon or philosophers engine, the horizontal sails, with divers other experiments. Published for the improving the service of the mineral world... [etc.]
Description
Preface signed: R. D'acres. Ascribed on insufficient evidence to Robert Thornton. Wing E494.
Metadata
Identifier | wxzbzk8b |
IRN | 254071 |
Class Mark | Cookery A/MAR |
Level | Piece |
Type of Record | Archives - Book |
Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/wxzbzk8b |
Collection(s) | Cookery Collection |
Category | Archive Print |
Parent Record | Cookery Printed Books A - British |