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Bramah press
Bramah press Bra"mah press` A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic.
Bramah press
Hydrostatic Hy`dro*stat"ic, Hydrostatical Hy`dro*stat"ic*al, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique. See Static.] Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids. The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time of Archimedes is due to Stevinus. --Hallam. Hydrostatic balance, a balance for weighing substances in water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific gravities. Hydrostatic bed, a water bed. Hydrostatic bellows, an apparatus consisting of a water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube, into which water may be poured to illustrate the hydrostatic paradox. Hydrostatic paradox, the proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions. Hydrostatic press, a machine in which great force, with slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is applied, the principle involved being the same as in the hydrostatic bellows. Also called hydraulic press, and Bramah press. In the illustration, a is a pump with a small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc.

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- Bramah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ernest Bramah (1868–1942), English author John Joseph Bramah (1798–1846), English ironmaster...
- Joseph Bramah (13 April 1748 – 9 December 1814) was an English inventor and locksmith. He is best known for having improved the flush toilet and inventing...
- known as a Bramah press after the inventor, Joseph Bramah, of England. He invented and was issued a patent on this press in 1795. As Bramah (who is also...
- Ernest Bramah (20 March 1868 – 23 June 1942), the pseudonym of Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author. He published 21 books and numerous short stories...
- The Bramah lock was created by Joseph Bramah in 1784. The lock emplo**** the first known high-security design. After attending some lectures on technical...
- 51°30′18″N 0°5′41″W / 51.50500°N 0.09472°W / 51.50500; -0.09472 The Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum was a museum in southeast London. It was the world's...
- Martin Bramah, is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Fall, Blue Orchids, Thirst, and Factory Star. Bramah met...
- such a good re****tion that Joseph Bramah called for his services on the recommendation of one of his employees. Bramah was surprised that he was only eighteen...
- John Joseph Bramah (1798–1846), nephew of inventor and locksmith Joseph Bramah, was an English ironmaster and engineer. On 1 July 1832, the partnership...
- Bramah Joseph Diplock (27 April 1857 – 9 August 1918) was an English inventor who invented the pedrail wheel in 1899 and the pedrail chaintrack, a type...