History and progress of the steam engine : with a practical investigation of its structure and application / by Elijah Galloway ; to which is added an extensive appendix containing minute descriptions of all the various improved boilers, the constituent parts of steam engines, the machinery used in steam navigation, the new plans for steam carriages and a variety of engines for the application of other motive powers ; with an experimental dissertation on the nature and properties of steam and other elastic vapours ; the strength and weight of materials, &c,&c by Luke Herbert.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Galloway, Elijah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steam-engines--Early works to 1850.

Steam-engines.

Physical Description:

863 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

6x9 in.

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Kelly, 1829.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Micro-opaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1975. 10 cards ; 23 x 15 cm. (Landmarks of science)

OCLC:

6389879