New and rare inventions of water-works shewing the easiest waies to raise water higher then the spring. By which invention the perpetual motion is proposed many hard labours performd and varieties of motions and sounds produced a work both usefull profitable and delightful for all sorts of people. First written in French, by Isaak de Caus a late famous engenier: and now translated into English by John Leak.
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- New and rare inventions of water-works shewing the easiest waies to raise water higher then the spring. By which invention the perpetual motion is proposed many hard labours performd and varieties of motions and sounds produced a work both usefull profitable and delightful for all sorts of people. First written in French, by Isaak de Caus a late famous engenier: and now translated into English by John Leak.
- Nouvelle invention de lever l'eau. English
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London: printed by Joseph Moxon: and sold at his shop in Corn-hill at the signe of Atlas, 1659.
- Publication year
- 1659-1659
- ESTC No.
- R17548
- Grub Street ID
- 68349
- Description
- [6], 34 p., xxvi leaves of plates : diagrams ; 2⁰
- Note
- Translation of Caus, Isaac de. "Nouvelle invention de lever l'eau, (1644),", the text and plates of which were based on Caus, Salomon de. "Les raisons de forces movvantes aues diverses machines, (Francfort, 1615)". Includes descriptions and illustrations of various musical automata and of a hydraulic barrel-organ.
Title page is engraved.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C1527