A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents (1848)
Woodcroft, Bennet, 1803-1879 · London : Taylor, Walton, and Maberly · leaf 20
STEAM NAVIGATION. … TEAM Navigation, in its present practical state,owes its origin and progress to the improvementsrecently made in tlie Steam Engine in this country.The employment of animal pov^er in the pro-pulsion of vessels by means of paddle-wheels is ofvery ancient date; and the substitution of steam forthe…
Steam-navigation · Steamboats · Patents
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