Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 186
... engine , made by Watt , is a singular contrast to the engines of the present day , in which the consumption of fuel ... engine are better studied in Watt's " Double - action Engine . " In this , as in the single - acting engine , the 66 ...
... engine , made by Watt , is a singular contrast to the engines of the present day , in which the consumption of fuel ... engine are better studied in Watt's " Double - action Engine . " In this , as in the single - acting engine , the 66 ...
Page 188
... engine " of Watt having been discussed , the high - pressure steam engine , such as that delineated at Fig . 178 , may next be considered . Their form is legion ; they may be beam engines or horizontal or vertical engines . The ...
... engine " of Watt having been discussed , the high - pressure steam engine , such as that delineated at Fig . 178 , may next be considered . Their form is legion ; they may be beam engines or horizontal or vertical engines . The ...
Page 189
... engine , the windlass , the wire rope , the cultivator , the anchors , and pulleys . The young people for whom this book is intended have so many opportunities of studying the locomotive engine at the various railway stations , that it ...
... engine , the windlass , the wire rope , the cultivator , the anchors , and pulleys . The young people for whom this book is intended have so many opportunities of studying the locomotive engine at the various railway stations , that it ...
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