Novvelle invention de lever l'eav plvs havt qve sa source: avec qvelqves machines movvantes par le moyen de l'eav, et vn discovrs de la condvit d'icelle. Par Isaac de Cavs

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Description: Based on Salomon de Caus' "Les raisons des forces movvantes auec diuerses machines," Francfort, 1615. Includes descriptions and illustrations of various musical automata and a hydraulic barrel-organ.
Names: Caus, Salomon de, d. 1626 (Bibliographic antecedent); Caus, Isaac de, 1590-1648 (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1644; Place: Londres
Library locations: Rare Book Division; Shelf locator: (Parsons) VDCP+ (Caus. Novvelle invention de lever l'eav plvs havlt que sa source)
Topics: Hydraulic engineering; Pumping machinery; Machine theory
Genres: Books; Illustrations; Prints; Engineering drawings
Notes: Ownership: Parsons Collection; Content: Added printed t.-p., without imprint, wrongly bound between p. 16 and 17.; Content: Engraved t.-p. with architectural border. Caption and running title, p. 4-16: Theoriqve de la condvite des eaux. Running title, p. 17-32: Forces movvantes.; Statement of responsibility: Published by Moxon.--cf. Brunet, v. 1, col. 1692.; Content: Title captions taken from pages 17-32.
Physical Description: Extent: 2 p.l., 32 p. illus., 26 plates. 33 cm
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: 2717831; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13756888; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 735ae030-c6bd-012f-e850-58d385a7bc34