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

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