The elements of water-drawing, or, [A] compendious abstract of a[ll sorts of kinds] of water-machins or gins used or pr[actis]ed in the world [[electronic resource] ] : 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 .

• Record Nr.: UNISA996388013803316
• Autore: D'acres R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed by Tho. Leach for Henry Brome, [1659?]
• Descrizione fisica: [5], 41 p
• Altri autori (Persone): ThorntonRobert <1618-1679.>
• Soggetti: Pumping machinery
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Preface signed: R. D'acres.; Ascribed on insufficient evidence to Robert Thornton.; Imprint date handwritten on t.p.; Wing suggests 1660.; Reproduction of original in the British Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0018