A Dictionary of science, literature, and art [electronic resource]: comprising the history, description, and scientific principles of every branch of human knowledge; with the derivation and definition of all the terms in general use (1844)
Brande, William Thomas, 1788-1866, Cauvin, Joseph · New York : Harper & brothers · leaf 688
ich the engine passed withsuch jrvelocity, they were now placed in that part of theengine called the smoke box, an enclosed space at the baseof the chimney, into which the flame and heated air escap-ing from the tubes passed. By this arrangement the cylin-ders were always maintained as hot as the… … their operation could not be effected in the same manner asin the Rocket. The connecting rods were accordingly madeto act on two cranks, constructed upon the axle of the wheels,placed at right angles to each other, so that one may alwaysbe at its dead point, while the other was in full action.…
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