A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents (1848)
Woodcroft, Bennet, 1803-1879 · London : Taylor, Walton, and Maberly · leaf 79
lunging into the Alleghany. James Rumsey, an American, who has been already mentioned inthe account of Fitchs experiments, and who was refused a patent inAmerica, came over to England, and obtained one here in 1788,the title of which is For his invented methods of constructingBoilers for… … James Rumseys Steam Boat, 6th Nov. 1788. STEAM NAVIGATION. 49 by applying one of my boilers and its connections to move the piece ^^^^•C up and down forcibly. The wheels E and F are turned backwardand forward. By this operation the ropes or chains seen in dottedlines, from their connection with the…
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