General Theater of Machines (1724) - Page 24

Chap.		§.	Plate	Fig.
	Calculation of these wheels.	274	37	I-4
XVIII.	Of Wind and Air, and how to lift loads with them, in 5 machines.	284	38	I. 4
	Of Windmills and their sails original: "Flügeln" (wings). In the context of mills, these are the sails that catch the wind..	300	39	I. II
	How to bore the wind-shafts original: "Wind-Ruthen." These are the main shafts or rods that support the sails..	303	40	I
	How to turn the sails on a German mill.	309	41
	On a Dutch style mill, the cap in ground-plan.	310	42	II
	Ditto, another kind.	311	43
	Addition to this.		44
	Horizontal-running sails.	315	45	I. 5
	A large horizontal wind-sail wheel.	321	46	I-3
	A windmill with 8 sails.	323	39	2
	A windmill with horizontal sails.	326	47	I
	To make Aeolian Chambers original: "Cameras Æolicas." These were devices used to create a constant stream of air for organs or furnaces using falling water. or wind chambers.	331	47	I-6
	Wind balances Anemometers or wind gauges., to measure the strength of the wind.	347	48	I-9
	The calculation of the wind according to its strength.	361	49	I-7
XIX.	On the Power of Fire in Mechanics.	364	50
	Savery's Machine original: "Severi Machine." Refers to Thomas Savery’s early steam pump (1698), often called the "Miner's Friend.", to lift water by fire.	383	52	I. 2
	Papin's ditto, another kind. Refers to Denis Papin, who developed the steam digester and early piston concepts.	389	53
	Machines to be driven by smoke and heat.	377	51	I-5
	Yet another machine to lift water with fire.	391	54	I. VI
	Amontons' Fire-Wheel. Guillaume Amontons (1663–1705), a French inventor who designed a heat engine that used expanding air to move water around a wheel.	397	53	2 .V
	The Author's Fire-Wheel.	401	50	II
	Some news of the Hungarian machine or Potter's machine. original: "des Polteri Machine." Likely refers to Isaac Potter, an engineer who built the first atmospheric (Newcomen-style) steam engines in the mining regions of modern-day Slovakia (then Hungary).	403
XX.	Of Water and its Properties.	404
	3 calculated tables on the weight of water by inches.	419
	On the balancing of water against itself.	425	55	I. 16
	On the pressure of water against the bottom and according to height.	433	56	I-5
	On the pressure of water in sloped pipes.		53	7-16
	To divide water pipes and to make a scale.	451	57	I-10
	Square table and proportional compasses.	457
	Water measure.	460	57	7
	Calculated table for the discharge of water from the lower opening.	475
	Ditto, another kind.	495
	To perform experiments through machines.	480	58	I-6
	To calculate the quantity of a river.	479	59	IX
	To find the power of water through machines.	504	59	I-6
	The Author's machines for this purpose.	512	60	I-9
	Various remarks on water regarding wheels.	517	61
	On overshot water wheels. original: "überschlächtigen Wasser-Rädern." Wheels where water is delivered to the top of the wheel.		62	I. 4
	To calculate these.	534	63
	On horizontal wheels.	540	64 sq.
	To divide an overshot wheel.	532	67
	Mill-gearing and specialized wheels. original: "Staber- Panster- und Straub-Zeug." These are archaic German technical terms for specific types of undershot and adjustable wheels used in large rivers or for specific milling tasks.	559	67
	A reversible wheel original: "Kehr-Rad." A water wheel designed to be able to turn in both directions, commonly used in mining to raise and lower loads..	557	67
XXI.	On weights, how to apply them to advantage.	567	68
XXII.	On spiral or coiled springs, how to make them.	585	69
	How to cut the cylinder original: "Walze." Likely referring to the fusee or drum in a spring-driven mechanism., along with the instrument.	599	69
XXIII.	Machines to investigate the force of falling bodies.	601	70
XXIV.	Calculation of a mining engine at Freiberg, and what to observe therein. original: "Kunst zu Freyberg." In 18th-century mining, a "Kunst" or "Kunstgezeug" was a sophisticated machine for pumping water out of deep mine shafts.	611	71
	Several rules to observe when setting up a machine.	632