Description of the Hydro-Pneumatic Lock Colonel Congreve

Description of the construction, properties, and varieties of the hydro-pneumatic lock; invented by colonel Congreve, shewing the principles of its action, with introductory observations on locks in general; and a supplement containing the demonstrations of the spontaneous adjustments of which it is capable, so that its operations may in no way be affected by any possible variations in the canal levels. Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии издания 1814 года (издательство "London, Printed by J. Whiting"). Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Description of the Hydro-Pneumatic Lock (Colonel Congreve)