 | William Nicholson - 1797 - 690 σελίδες
...have conftrudted one before the year 1655. His words, No. 68, are as follow : " An admirable and moil forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or fuckjng it upwards ; for that muft be, as the philofopher calleth it, intra fphaeram aciivitatis, which... | |
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventible; yet, by several trials, and much charge, J have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water...sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher callech it, Intro, splitera.ni activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder,... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 σελίδες
...describes the invention in the following words—" Au " admirable and most forcible way to drive ur> '* water by fire. Not by drawing or sucking it " upwards, for that must be, as the Philosopher " calleth it, Intra Spharam Actititatis, which is but <f at such a distance ; but this way hath no... | |
 | 1810 - 620 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventible, yet by several trials and much charge I have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water...sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, intra splicer am activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder,... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventible, yet by several trials and much charge I have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water...sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, ultra sphœramactroilatù, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder,... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 574 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventibk', yet by several trials and much charge I have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water...sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher callelh it, intra iipfiicram acth'itiitis, which is but<U such a distance. But this way hath no bounder,... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 600 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventible, yet by severeel trials and much cicarge I have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable- and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by (lrawineg or sucking it upwards, for that neust be as the philosopher calleth it, intra .sphceram activitatis,... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1814 - 502 σελίδες
...1663. In the 68th article of that work, the marquis describes the invention in the following words—" An admirable " and most forcible way to drive up water...it upwards, for that must be, as " the Philosopher calleth it, Intra Sphaeram Activitatis, " which is but at such a distance; but this way hath no " bounds,... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1814 - 488 σελίδες
...1663. In the 68th article of that work, the marquis describes the invention in the following words—" An admirable " and most forcible way to drive up water...it upwards, for that must be, as " the Philosopher calleth it, Intra Sphaeram Activitatis, " which is but at such a distance ; but this way hath no "... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - 1815 - 582 σελίδες
...exquisite way inventible; yet, by several trials, and much charge, I havq ' perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water...sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, Intrh sph&ram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder,... | |
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contained in the Marquis of Worcester's celebrated " Century of Inventions," dated 1663 ; the original manuscript of which is preserved in the British Museum. The following is the Marquis's own description :— "An admirable and most forcible way to drive... 
