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A Course Of Lectures On The Steam Engine by Charles Frederick Partington. This work presents a historical-technical survey of steam-power development, drawn from lectures delivered before the London Mechanics’ Institution and edited from reports in the London Mechanics’ Register. It traces early forms of steam propulsion from Hero's apparatus through devices by De Caus, Branca, Worcester, and Savery, and follows the evolution to Newcomen, Papin, and James Watt, including the fundamental innovations of condensation and the separate condenser, high-pressure engines, rotary motion, governors, and flywheels. The volume explains how atmospheric pressure and vacuum drive pistons, describes the atmospheric steam engine, and provides demonstrations of practical limitations such as cooling and condensation, illustrated with diagrams and experiments. It offers accessible explanations of engine performance, coal consumption calculations, and the development of steam navigation by Jonathan Hulls, together with discussions of modern high?pressure concepts and the Woolf boiler. Overall, the book connects science, commerce, and engineering practice in the rise of the steam era.
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