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Title
Hydraulic Torniquet (Barker's Mill)
Publication Information
Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Santa Clara University
Collection
Santa Clara University Archives ClaraVision Photograph Collection
Rights Information
Permission to copy or publish any portion of SCU Archives materials must be given by Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections.
Description
In this demonstration apparatus, water pours into the top section of the central rotor, pivoting freely about its axis. The two pipes projecting from the bottomof the rotor are closed at the end but with a rearward-facing hole. The rotor spins as water spouts out of the holes.
Type
image
Format
image
Identifier
http://content.scu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/claravision/id/252
Language
English
Subject
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Santa Clara University (Calif.)
Place
Santa Clara (Calif.)
Source
sci.inst.325979
Relation
Santa Clara College 19th Century Scientific Instruments Collection

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