A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... Steam Engine ' , Pl . I. London , 1827 . D. E. Woodall 170 102 Papin's modification of Savery's engine . From J. LEUPOLD . Theatrum machinarum generale , Pl . LIV . Leipzig , 1724 173 103 The steam - engine erected by Savery and ...
... Steam Engine ' , Pl . I. London , 1827 . D. E. Woodall 170 102 Papin's modification of Savery's engine . From J. LEUPOLD . Theatrum machinarum generale , Pl . LIV . Leipzig , 1724 173 103 The steam - engine erected by Savery and ...
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... steam which entered it ; and secondly , that when the steam was condensed , the water of which it was composed , and the injection itself , should be cooled down to 100 ° , or lower where that was possible . The means of accomplishing ...
... steam which entered it ; and secondly , that when the steam was condensed , the water of which it was composed , and the injection itself , should be cooled down to 100 ° , or lower where that was possible . The means of accomplishing ...
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... steam - pressure higher than a few pounds above atmospheric , because of supposed danger . In his first patent of 1769 , he made a claim for non - condensing engines that ' may be wrought by the force of steam only , by discharging the ...
... steam - pressure higher than a few pounds above atmospheric , because of supposed danger . In his first patent of 1769 , he made a claim for non - condensing engines that ' may be wrought by the force of steam only , by discharging the ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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