02330cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324502100014826400510035830000470040933600260045633700260048233800360050850000310054450801980057552011220077353400450189565300270194065300180196785600430198542602UtSlPG20260610133956.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTJ1 aLardner, Dionysius,d1793-185914aThe Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) :bWith an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including Also a Memoir of Watt 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-04-26  aE-text prepared by Chris Curnow, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)  a"The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated" by Dionysius Lardner is a scientific publication written during the mid-19th century. The work provides a detailed exploration of the steam engine's invention, its progressive improvements, and its applications in navigation and railways, along with a memoir of James Watt. It aims to make the complex principles and mechanical workings of the steam engine accessible to the general reader, not just experts in engineering or mechanics.  The beginning of this text outlines the importance and historical context of the steam engine, underscoring its significant impact on industrial development and daily life. Lardner discusses the fascination surrounding the steam engine, emphasizing its history of invention, the physics behind steam power, and the various contributors to its development over the centuries. The opening chapters introduce key figures like Hero of Alexandria and James Watt, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination of steam engine mechanics and its revolutionary effects on society and industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWatt, James, 1736-1819  aSteam-engines40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42602