The elements of natural and experimental philosophy .. (1834)
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840, Smith, E. A · New York, M'Elrath, Bangs & Herbert · leaf 86
ter, and making 1? double strokes per minute, performs thework of 40 horses, working night and day, for which 3 relays, or120 horses must be kept, and burns 11,000*pounds of Staffordshirecoal per day. A cylinder of 19 inches, making 25 strokes. 4 feeteach, per minute, performs the work of 12 horses… … 2. Fig. 37 represents thecommon steam engine. A isthe iron cylinder, containingthe piston which works up anddown, and moves the beam andthe resistance B. The steampasses from the boiler, at thepipe D, into the cylinder underthe piston, raises it, and thejet at C throws cold water,condenses the…
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