History of Sanitation
Forfatter: J. J. Cosgrove
År: 1910
Forlag: Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co
Sted: Pittsburgh U.S.A
Sider: 124
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Synopsis of Chapter. Cisterns—Early Mention of Cisterns—Cisterns of
Carthage—Early Methods of Raising Water—Water Carriers—Pool of Siloam—Pool
of Solomon—Aqueducts—Carthagenian Aqueduct—Aqueducts of Rome—Aque-
ducts of Segovia, Spain—Trophies of Marius.
THE storage of water in cisterns or reservoirs is by no
means a modern practice. The earliest tribes of whom
we have any traditions or records resorted to this
method for providing a supply of water. In xi Kings, 18-31,
The Cisterns at Carthage. All that is left of the Ancient City
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