The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) : With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including Also a Memoir of Watt

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated" by Dionysius Lardner is a scientific publication written during the mid-19th century. The work provides a detailed exploration of the steam engine's invention, its progressive improvements, and its applications in navigation and railways, along with a memoir of James Watt. It aims to make the complex principles and mechanical workings of the steam engine accessible to the general reader, not just experts in engineering or mechanics. The beginning of this text outlines the importance and historical context of the steam engine, underscoring its significant impact on industrial development and daily life. Lardner discusses the fascination surrounding the steam engine, emphasizing its history of invention, the physics behind steam power, and the various contributors to its development over the centuries. The opening chapters introduce key figures like Hero of Alexandria and James Watt, setting the stage for a comprehensive examination of steam engine mechanics and its revolutionary effects on society and industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

E-text prepared by Chris Curnow, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2013-04-26