The Steam Engine; Its Workings, Its Power, and Its Transformations : Charting its evolution from simple pumps to world-changing engines. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1855.

THE STEAM ENGINE: WORKINGS, POWER & TRANSFORMATIONS

Published by Walton and Maberly, London, 1855

About this Item

Explains the operation and uses of the steam engine, central to 19th-century progress. 48 Pages. Illustrated with wood engravings. Some foxing throughout. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without a title page. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Lardner's Museum of Science & Art and is now preserved in a modern loose card cover - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 11 x 18 cms. Category: Museum of Science & Art; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Steam Engine; Its Workings, Its Power, and Its Transformations : Charting its evolution from simple pumps to world-changing engines. By Dionysius Lardner. An article printed in 1855.
• Publisher: Walton and Maberly, London
• Publication Date: 1855
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Museum of Science & Art