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100 1 _aLardner, Dionysius,
_d1793-1859
245 1 4 _aThe Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated :
_bWith an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; its applications to navigation and railways; with plain axioms for railway speculators
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-08-26
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated" by Dionysius Lardner is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the mechanics of the steam engine, exploring its invention, historical development, and various applications, particularly in navigation and railways. Aimed primarily at a general audience, the book seeks to demystify the principles of steam power and its significance in technological advancement. The opening of the text introduces the complexity and historical significance of the steam engine, emphasizing its vital role in advancing human progress. The author outlines the book's objective to elucidate the fundamental concepts related to motion and mechanical systems, which underpin the functionality of the steam engine. Lardner discusses the necessity of human ingenuity in harnessing natural forces and introduces key concepts of pressure, heat, and motion, setting the groundwork for an in-depth exploration of steam power throughout the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSteam-engines -- Early works to 1850
700 1 _aRenwick, James,
_d1792-1863
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55428
999 _c96259
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