Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 503
ng out ofthe usual order, as when engines of unusual powerare placed in a sleamsliip or elsewhere; but how fewof us ever stop to think how much that enters intoour daily lives is due to the genius of the men whohave saddled and bridled steam for the every-dayuse of humanity. For the civilization we… … have brought the sleam engine to its present stateof perfection have done more, a thousand timesmore, tban all the conquering armiea of the world,yet how little we know of them. The immediatechange from the rigor of winter—from the frozenstreams and frosty atmosphere to midsummer,would set everj…
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