Or, an Engine to Raise Water by Fire, Described, and of the Manner of Fixing it in Mines, with an Account of the Several Other Uses it is Applicable Unto; and an Answer to the Objections Made Against it
Or, an Engine to Raise Water by Fire, Described, and of the Manner of Fixing it in Mines, with an Account of the Several Other Uses it is Applicable Unto; and an Answer to the Objections Made Against it
This is a facsimile of the book of 1702 setting out the design and construction of the firststeam engine to do substatial work. The distinguished authority on the origins of the steam engine, Rhys Jenkins, wrote: "there is abosolutely no question that Savery was the first to produce a practical working apparatus for raising water by steam an to make and to supply to the public, such apparatus
Highly readable, profusely illustrated survey relates technology to history of every age: food production, metalworking, mining, steam power, transportation, electricity, and much more. 354 black-and-white illustrations. 1961 edition.
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