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 184
team exceeded the length of thecolumn of mercury which the tube would contain, the mer-cury would be blown out, and the tube would give vent tothe steam. The water by which the boiler was replenishedwas forced into it by a pump worked by the engine. Inorder to economise the heat, this water was…
Steam-engines
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