Stationary steam engines; especially as adapted to electric lighting purposes
A technical manual on stationary steam engines for electric lighting, written by engineering professor Robert Henry Thurston and published by J. Wiley & Sons in New York in 1884 for engineers and plant operators. The 69 wood engravings show engines in side elevation and section — flywheels, governors, valve gear, cylinder casings — with lettered part keys, hatched shading and plain rules for designers.
