A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 389
364 THE STEAM-ENGINE OF TO-DAY. … PORTABLE AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES. 365 inch nozzle, 300 feet; If-inch, 250 feet—a performancewhich contrasts wonderfully with that of the hand-workedfire-engine which these engines have now superseded. It has recently become common to construct the steamfire-engine with rotary engine and pump (Fig.…
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