Buy The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt

The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1840. Excerpt: ... bers, 302. Invents the copying press, 302. His friends and associates at Birmingham, 302. Method of heating by steam brought forward by him, 303. His invention of a machine for drying linen by steam, 303. His share in the discovery of the composition of water, 303. His letter to Priestley on this subject, 307. Anecdote of his inventive genius, 309. Introduces the use of chlorine in bleaching, 310. One of the founders of the Pneu- matic institution at Clifton, 310. His first marriage, 310. Pri- vate life of, 311. Death of his first wife, 311. His second mar- riage, 311. He retires from business, 311. Death of his younger son, 311. Extracts from his letters, 312. His death, 313. Cha- racter of, by Lord Brougham, 313. By Sir Walter Scott, 314. By Lord Jeffrey, 315. Occupation of his old age, 318. Invention of machine for copying sculpture, 318. His last days, 318. Monu- ments, 319- Inscription on the monument in Westminster Abbey from the pen of Lord Brougham, 319- His application of tubular condensers, 457- His expedient for coating boilers with felt, 463. Wilkinson, his machine for accurately boring the insides of cylinders, 149. Williams's method of consuming the unburned gases which escape from the grate, and are carried through the flues, 260. Woolf's engine, 176. Woolf's piston, 243. Lokdon: Printed by A. Spottiswoodf, New- Street- Square. WORKS FOR COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, PRINTED FOR TAYLOR AND WALTON, 28, UPPER GOWER STREET. AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON MECHANICS FOR THE USE of the Junior University Students. By Richard Potter, A.M., late Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge, Professor of Natural Philosophy in University College, London. 8vo., with numerous Diagrams. 8s. 6d. AX ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON OPTICS. By Richard Potter, A.M., Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in U...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150634369
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 174
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150634367
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 322 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt
General Books -
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated; With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways Including Also a Memoir of Watt

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!