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The conquest of nature (1911)

Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-, Williams, Edward Huntington, 1868-1944, joint author · New York and London, The Goodhue company · leaf 132

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xperiments in this direc-tion, however, produced no satisfactory result. Then at last an inspiration came to him. Why notconnect the cylinder with another receptacle, in whichthe condensation of the steam could be effected ? Theidea was a brilliant one, but neither its originator norany other man… … WATT S EARLIEST TYPE OF PUMPING ENGINE. The lower figure shows the ruins of Watts famous engine Old Bess.The upper figure shows a reconstructed model of the Old Bess engine. Itwill be n~Gted that the walking beam is precisely of the Newcomen type. Infact, the entire engine is obviously only a…

Industrial arts · Machinery

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