 An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, infra spheeram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels...  Gwennap; a Descriptive Poem, in Four Cantos - Page 39by William Francis (of Gwennap.) - 1845 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...exquisite way invent Me ; yet, by several (rials, and much charge, I have perfectly tried all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as the philosopher calleth it, Intro, sphtsram aclivitatis, which is but at such... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1803 - 596 pages
...an account of this machine in the year 1702, in a work intitled The Miner's Friend. " admirable asd most forcible way to drive up, " water by fire. Not by drawing or sucking it " upwards, for that must be, as the Philosopher " calleth it, Intra Sphteram Actis'itatis, which is but *' at... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...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 by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, iutra sphceram activilatu, which is but at such a distance.... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 574 pages
...exquisite way inventible, yet by several trials and much charge I have perfectly tiied all these. 68. An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, ultra »phteram acfivitatis, which is but<U such a... | |
 | George Wither - 1814 - 348 pages
...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 by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, inlra sphceram activitatls, which is but at such a... | |
 | Jacques Ozanam - 1814 - 502 pages
...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 by fire. Not " by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be, as " the Philosopher calleth it, Intra Sphaeram Activitatis, " which is but at such... | |
 | Thomas Lupton - 1815 - 262 pages
...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 by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for thai must be as the philosopher calleth it, intra spharam aclivitalis, which is but at such a distance.... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...trials and much charge I have perfectly tried all these. 68 A FIRE WATEB-WOBK. An admirable and moat forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, tor that must be as the philosopher calleth it, Intm spluuram activitatis, which is but at such a distance.... | |
 | Abraham Rees - 1819 - 754 pages
...projects, which it details. No. 68. of this Century contains as follows : — " 68. An admirable and moft forcible way to drive up water by fire ; not by drawing or fucking it upwards, for that muft be as the philofopher callcth it aira Jplnram aSivitatit, which is... | |
 | 1822 - 722 pages
...therefore, with extracting that article from the noble author's MSS. preserved in the British Museum. *' An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire ; not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must he as the philosophers call it, infra sphteram aclivifatis, which is but at such a distance.... | |
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