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100 1 _aLardner, Dionysius,
_d1793-1859
245 1 4 _aThe 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
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-04-26
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWatt, James, 1736-1819
653 _aSteam-engines
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42602
999 _c83441
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