Descriptive history of the steam engine, a
Auteur :
Stuart, Robert
Éditeur :
Nonsuch Publishing
ISBN :
9781845884369
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,5 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
410 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Beginning with the first recorded use of steam power by the Greek mechanic Hero, it covers inventions by Savery, Papin and Newcomen, up to the 'grand improvements' made by Watt during the eighteenth century, by which point steam engines were powering all manner of factory machinery.