A history of the growth of the steam-engine (1878)
Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 56
to take advantage of, such an invention when itshould be offered them. The experiments of Papin, and the practical applicationof known principles by Savery, placed the needed appara-tus in their hands. THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION. qi Thomas Saveet was a member of a well-known familyof Devonshire,… … Thomas Savery, to experimenting, to the contriving of various kinds ofapparatus, and to invention. He constructed a clock, whichstill remains in the family, and is considered an ingeniouspiece of mechanism, and is said to be of excellent workman-ship. He invented and patented an arrangement of…
Steam-engines
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
