The steam engine familiarly explained and illustrated; with an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; (1836)
Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859, Renwick, James, 1790-1863. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, E. L. Carey & A. Hart · leaf 142
ade large enough tosupply steam in sufficient abundance; and consequently itbecomes necessary to produce steam in the boiler of a morethan ordinary strength to bear the attenuation which it suf-fers in its passage through so many narrow tubes. One of the greatest objections, however, to the use of…
Steam-engines
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