A catechism of the steam engine in its various applications to mines, mills, steam navigation, railways, and agriculture. With practical instructions for the manufacture and management of engines of every class (1864)
Bourne, John · New York, D. Appleton & co. · leaf 74
ssels ? A.—They do. With respect to the side lever engine, it maybe described to be such a modification of the land beam enginealready described, as will enable it to be got below the deck ofa vessel. With this view, instead of a single beam being placedoverhead, two beams are used, one of which is… … 58 EXAMPLE OF A SIDE LEVEE ENGINE. from each end of the cross head to one of the side levers orbeams. A similar cross bar at the other end of the beamsserves to connect them together and to the connecting rodwhich, proceeding from thence upwards, engages the crank,and thereby turns round the paddle…
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