rred upon them, all justify the expectation that we areon the eve of mechanical discoveries still greater than any whichhave yet appeared; that the steam-engine itself, with its giganticpowers, will dwindle into insignificance in comparison with theenergies of nature which are still to be revealed… … DOUBLE ACTING ENGINE, ZINC WORKS, CITY EOAt>, LOND02 THE STEAM ENGINE. CHAPTEE I. 1. The steam engine.—2. Consists of two essential parts.—3. The boiler.—4. Material employed in its formation.—5. Feeding apparatus.— 6. Importance of keeping the water in the boiler at a proper level.— 7. Wet and…
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