A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 176
tion, and nothing was ever accomplished by him inthis direction. These were merely promising schemes, however. Thefirst actual experiment was made, as is supposed, by aFrench army-officer, Nicholas Joseph Cugnot, who in1769 built a steam-carriage, which was set at work in pres-ence of the French… … Fio. 44.—Ougnots Steam-Carriage, 17T0. which is still preserved in the Conservatoire des Arts etMetiers, Paris. This machine, when recently examined by the author,was still in an excellent state of preservation. The carriageand its machinery are substantially built and well-finished,and exceedingly…
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