The Artisan, or, Mechanic's instructor : containing a popular, comprehensive and systematic view of the following sciences ... also biographical notices of eminent scientific men, enriched by portraits : with many interesting and valuable articles relating to the mechanical and useful arts : the whole intended as a companion to the institutes (1825)
Carey, George G · London : Printed for William Cole · leaf 169
hines used for raising water, which are not so immediately dependent on the action of the air for their successful operation. Among these is the Screw of Archi- medes,,* This machine consists of a tube, The nut acts on the screw with the same or pipe wound round a cylinder A B in a mechanical power… … The cylinder is inclined to the horizon at an angle of about 45 degrees, and the orifice of the tube B is immersed in water, and w hen the screw is turned by the handle, the water rises up the spiral and is dis- charged at A. This machine is capable, with very little Here A B is the screw which…
