Renwick, James, 1790?-1863 · New York, G. & C. & H. Carvill · leaf 211
by the volcanic force ofa little imprisoned vapour. 136. The research of modern writers, among whom wemay note with the highest praise, him that we have justmentioned, has disclosed various persons who seem to havehad ideas more or less just of the mechanical power ofsteam. The only one that we… … * Stuarts Historical Anecdotes of the Steam Engine, page 19. DE CAUSS BRANCAS. 205 Water is boiled in a vessel A, placed upon a furnace.The steam rises through the pipe b into the upper part ofthe box or vessel C, the lower part of which is filled withwater. The pressure of the steam on the surface…
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