Excerpt from Pumping Machinery a Treatise on the History, Design, Construction, and Operation of Various, Forms of Pumps Seven Years ago the course of lectures which forms the basis of this book was given as a required course to the mechanical engineering students at the University of Missouri. As a number of civil engineering students elected this, it occurred to the author that there was a demand for a book to cover the field as he had planned the course. The general plan of the work is to give a brief historical outline of the development of pumping machinery which is closely connected with the history of the steam engine; then to examine and describe the action of a number of common forms of pumps, following this by the methods of design of pumping apparatus. The book is intended for the use of those who have studied hydraulics, mechanics, and the strength of materials. It is intended to develop certain general principles of mechanics which are applicable to pumping machinery as well as to train the student in application of certain of the theoretical portions of the studies of an engineering course. The first two chapters are devoted to the development of pumping machinery, because the author feels the need, of all engineers, of a more intimate knowledge of the great works of the early members of the profession. The pump is so closely allied with the steam engine in early times that this history traces the early forms of that machine. The historical works mentioned in the list of text-books in the bibliography as well as the historical articles given in the same catalogue have been indispensable in the preparation of these chapters. The descriptive chapters on modern pumps have been prepared from the catalogues and bulletins of manufacturers and from current technical literature. The figures have been redrawn from these sources to fit them for this work. The half-tones have been made from photographs or cuts of publications kindly furnished by the various manufacturers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.