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: Perpendicular Canal Lift. Cranes hoisted a tub boat 1796


Perpendicular Canal Lift. Cranes hoisted a tub boat 1796

Perpendicular Canal Lift. Cranes hoisted a tub boat, the weight of which was counterbalanced by tub of water in shaft parallel to path of boat. Semaphore signal indicated status of boat. Not found practicable. From A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation by Robert Fulton (London, 1796). Robert Fulton (1765-1815) American engineer. Engraving

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13901385
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48425678
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2410px x 2810px (1.6MB)
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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1765-1815 1796 Canals Counterbalanced Cranes Fulton Hoisted Improvement Inclined Indicated Level Lift Mechanism Parallel Perpendicular Practicable Raising Semaphore Shaft Status Treatise Winding


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