Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the original Soho mss. Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine (1865)
Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 · Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott and company; · leaf 465
d in the aidof a watchmaker here, who works along with us. Weare now in great forwardness, and will not be longof finishing. I could not ascertain to a day when itwill happen, but believe we shall have it at Dalswintonsome time before the end of the month. ^ The engine was shortly after ffnished,… … MR. MILLERS EXPERIMENTAL STEAMBOAT. The engine was placed on one side of the boat, theboiler on the other side to balance it, and the paddle-wheels in the middle ; the rotary motion being obtainedfrom the engine by chains, ratchet-wheels, and catches.The first experiment was tried on the 14th of…
