Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct, by F. B. Tower
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUEDUCT.
WASTE-WEIRS.
VENTILATORS.
CULVERTS.
Gate Chamber at the Head of the Aqueduct and Grade of the Water-way of the Aqueduct.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LINE OF AQUEDUCT.
APPENDIX.
WATER.
Natural History. In the inorganized kingdom.
Water as affected by the laws of Heat.
Tests of the usual impurities in Common Water.
FOOTNOTES
Transcriber’s Notes
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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CROTON AQUEDUCT,
Some of the principal Aqueducts constructed by the ancient Romans in other parts of Europe.
Aqueduct of Nismes.
The Ancient Aqueducts of Lyons.
Aqueduct of Mount Pila.
Construction.
Ancient Aqueduct of Metz.
Aqueduct of Bourgas, near Constantinople.
Modern Rome.
PREFACE.
The Principal Modern Aqueducts of Italy, France, Etc.
Aqueduct of Caserta.
Aqueduct Bridge of Castellana.
Aqueduct of Montpelier.
Aqueduct of Spoleto.
Aqueduct of the Prince of Biscari.
Aqueduct of Arcueil.
Aqueduct of Maintenon.
Aqueduct of Lisbon.
Aqueducts of Mexico and the adjacent States.
Aqueducts of South America.
Fountains.
Fountains of Rome.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
HISTORY OF THE PROGRESSIVE MEASURES FOR SUPPLYING THE CITY OF NEW-YORK WITH WATER.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. AQUEDUCTS, FOUNTAINS, ETC.
Aqueducts of Ancient Rome.
OF PLANS PROPOSED FOR FURNISHING THE CITY WITH WATER, AND OF THE PLAN ADOPTED.
Flow of Water in the Croton River, Capacity of the Fountain Reservoir, &c.
General Design of the Channel-way and Reservoirs.
Sources of the Croton River.
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