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curious devices for waterwork. Solomon pub- 

 lished his book in French at Frankfort in 

 1615. It contained designs for water organs 

 and imitations of the notes of birds, and designs 

 for raising water by means of air-tight vessels 

 placed in the sun, made of copper, with burning 

 glasses fixed in the sides. The work of Isaac 

 de Caux was translated by John Leak (London, 

 1659). Plate XIV. gives a method for " divers 

 birds, which shall sing diversely when an owl 

 turns towards them, and when the said owl 

 turns back again they shall cease their playing." 

 Plate XV. gives an engine by which " Galatea 

 shall be presented, which shall be drawn upon 

 the water by two Dolphins, going in a right 

 line and returning of herself, while a Cyclops 

 plaies upon a Flagolett." Evelyn in 1662 says 

 that at Hampton Court, " in ye garden is a 

 rich and noble fountain, with syrens, statues, 

 etc., cast in copper by Fanelli, but no plenty of 

 water." Boecklern's Hydragogica Nova^ pub- 

 lished at Nuremberg in 1664, contains many 

 designs for fountains, some of them in copper 

 and lead. Several varieties of fountains with 

 illustrations are given in Worlidge's book, 

 including one or two unseemly practical jokes. 

 Switzer wrote an Introduction to a general 

 System of Hydrostatics and Hydraulics . . . 

 for the Watering of Noblemen s and Gentlemen's 

 Seats, Buildings, Gardens, etc., but Switzer is 

 exceedingly dull, and his designs are detestable. 



