A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 327
t cir-cumstance well fitted to make that form of engine economi-cally a success. This form of engine was built occasionallyduring the succeeding quarter of a century, but only becamea recognized standard type after the close of the epoch tothe history of which this chapter is devoted. That… … CHAPTER VI. THE 8TEAM-EN0INE OF TO-DAT. . . . And, last of all, with inimitable power, and with whirlwindsound, comes the potent agency of steam. In comparison with the past,what centuries of improvement has this single agent comprised in the shortcompass of fifty years! Everywhere practicable,…
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