A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine
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A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine by Robert Stuart
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.
Robert Stuart was a nineteenth-century civil engineer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845884369 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845884361 |
| Title | A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine |
| Author | Robert Stuart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nonsuch Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
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