Excerpt from Lowell Hydraulic Experiments: Being a Selection From Experiments on Hydraulic Motors, on the Flow of Water Over Weirs, in Open Canals of Uniforms Rectangular Section, and Through Submerged Orifices and Diverging Tubes, Made at Lowell, MassachusettsExperiments on the Flow of Water over Weirs, made at the centre-vent Wheel for moving the Guard Gates of the Northern Canal, Experiments on the Effect produced on the Flow of Water over Weirs, by the Height of the Water on the Downstream Side, Experiments on the Flow of Water over Weirs, made at the Lower Locks, Lowell, Description of Table XIII., containing the Details of the Experiments on the Flow of 'vater over Weirs made at 'the Lower Locks, Lowell, in October and November, 1852.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.