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 50
ntained a description of a machinemoved by vapour of water. A hollow sphere, of which a brepresents a section, is supported on two pivots at a and b,which are the extremities of tubes a c d and b e f, whichpass into a boiler where steam is generated. This steamflows through small apertures at the… … F E small hole made near the extremity g, but at one side of oneof the tubes; the steam confined in the tube and globe wouldimmediately rush from the hole with a force proportionateto its pressure within the globe. On the common principle 6 42 THE STEAM ENGINE. of mechanics a re-action would be…
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