The Principles, Construction, and Application of Pumping Machinery: (steam and Water Pressure) with Practical Illustrations of Engines and Pumps Applied to Mining, Town Water Supply, Drainage of Lands, Etc.; Also Economy and Efficiency Trials of Pumping MachineryC. Griffin, limited, 1900 - 295 páginas |
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