The Early, Unappreciated Water-Moving System

In 1588, Agrippa’s water-lifting innovation captivated the notice and approval of Andrea Bacci but that turned out to be one of the last mentions of the mechanism. Merely years afterward, in 1592, the earliest modern Roman aqueduct, the Acqua Felice, was hooked up to the Medici’s villa, possibly making the device o

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Backyard Elegance: Landscape Fountains

Having a pond in the vicinity of your garden water fountain is no longer required because they can now be situated on a wall near by. Nowadays, you can do away with digging, complicated installations and cleaning the pond. There is no plumbing work required with this kind of self-contained water feature. Adding water on a regular } basis is importa

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Features Hydro-Statics 101

When in equilibrium, liquid applies force to its container or any other material it comes in contact with. These fall into two types, hydrostatic load or outside force. The force applied by the liquid against a level wall is equivalent at every single point where it makes contact with the wall. Liquid in equilibrium will apply vertical pressure at

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River Cruises Gaining in Popularity

There is an old proverb that the road best traveled is actually a river. River cruises are growing more trendy with tourists all the time. Additionally, this kind of cruising features more amenities than ever before. Cruises have always been a wonderful way to vacation but sailing the globe’s wandering waterways has been growing in

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From Where Did Water Fountains Originate?

Himself a learned man, Pope Nicholas V headed the Roman Catholic Church from 1397 till 1455 and was responsible for the translation of scores of ancient texts from their original Greek into Latin. It was imperative for him to embellish the city of Rome to make it worthy of being called the capital of the Christian world. Restoration of the Acqua Ve

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