The theory of the Steam Engine showing the inaccuracy of the methods in use for calculating the effects or the proportions of steam engines and supplying a series of practical formulae to determine the velocity of any engine with a given load etc

Comte De Pambour

Published by John Weale, 1839

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octavo, prize binding from Kings college London with attrative presentation label to front paste down marbled endpaper, calf with gilt decoration ,title label, rubbed and chipped with minor losses to spine and boards,all edges gilt , hinges weak, xvi with introduction, 350 pages, no illustration or index, first English edition from the French edition of 1835 several chapters of introduction and general theory of the steam engine, chapters covering high pressure engines, locomotive engines,Watts engines, Cornish e gines,Woolfs engines,Evans engines and atmospheric engines, much algebraic formulae with an appendix to aid in this area.Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 006800pamb

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Title: The theory of the Steam Engine showing the ...

Publisher: John Weale

Publication Date: 1839

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition