A Descriptive History of the Steam EngineJohn Knight and Henry Lacey, 1824 - 228 pages |
À l'intérieur du livre
Résultats 1-5 sur 42
Page 1
... appear to have been made by a Greek me- chanic , about one hundred and thirty years before the Christian era . Hero the Elder , who flourished at Alexandria in the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus , was eminently . distinguished in that ...
... appear to have been made by a Greek me- chanic , about one hundred and thirty years before the Christian era . Hero the Elder , who flourished at Alexandria in the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus , was eminently . distinguished in that ...
Page 2
... appear " to lead the dance , as if they were animated beings . " It is scarcely necessary to notice the identity of this elegant apparatus with that of Barker's mill ; and that the rotatory motion would be produced , as stated by Hero ...
... appear " to lead the dance , as if they were animated beings . " It is scarcely necessary to notice the identity of this elegant apparatus with that of Barker's mill ; and that the rotatory motion would be produced , as stated by Hero ...
Page 4
... appears to have been igno- rant of any mode of applying this property to aid the effect of his fountain . The first person in modern times who applied the expansive power of Steam on any scale to a useful practical purpose , was ...
... appears to have been igno- rant of any mode of applying this property to aid the effect of his fountain . The first person in modern times who applied the expansive power of Steam on any scale to a useful practical purpose , was ...
Page 7
... a work both useful and delightful for all sorts of people ; translated into English by John Leak The plates appear to have been those used in the French edition . sucker , or valve , z , is placed in THE STEAM ENGINE . 7.
... a work both useful and delightful for all sorts of people ; translated into English by John Leak The plates appear to have been those used in the French edition . sucker , or valve , z , is placed in THE STEAM ENGINE . 7.
Page 10
... Century of Inventions . " * " Edward Somerset , " says Walpole , " appears in a very different light in his public character , and in that of an author . This book , on the merits of which its author 10 A DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF.
... Century of Inventions . " * " Edward Somerset , " says Walpole , " appears in a very different light in his public character , and in that of an author . This book , on the merits of which its author 10 A DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY OF.
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Expressions et termes fréquents
admitted affusion air-pump apparatus applied Arthur Woolfe Atmospheric Engine attached axis beam boiler bottom cistern cock cold water communication condense the steam condensing Engine constructed contrivance Desaguliers descends diameter elasticity Elector of Hesse employed engraving equal erected expansion experiment feet Figure fire formed Furnace gine heat honour Hornblower improvements inches ingenious injection invention inventor Jacob Perkins James Watt John Jonathan Hornblower lever lever-beam Lexicon Technicum London machine machinery Marquis Marquis of Worcester Matthew Murray mechanism mode moving Newcomen opened and shut operation Papin patent Phil pipe piston-rod placed plug-frame pounds pounds weight pressed pressure produced pump quantity raising water receiver reservoir Richard Trevithick Robison Rotative engine Rotatory engine Savery Savery's Engine Saving fuel scheme shewn side Steam Boat Steam Engine steam piston Steam wheel steam-tight stroke surface tappets tion Trevithick vacuum valve vapour vessel Watt Watt's weight
Fréquemment cités
Page 10 - One vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water ; and a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that, one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and refill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim, between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Page 110 - ... it in a case of wood, or any other materials that transmit heat slowly ; secondly, by surrounding it with s.team or other heated bodies ; and, thirdly, by suffering neither water, nor any other substance colder than the steam, to enter or touch it during that time.
Page 190 - ... up almost to the last moment of his existence, not only the full command of his extraordinary intellect, but all the alacrity of spirit, and the social gaiety which had illuminated his happiest days.
Page 14 - I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream forty feet high ; one vessel of water rarefied by fire driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and re-fill with cold water, and so successively, the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self-same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Page 80 - A Description and Draught of a new-invented Machine, for carrying Vessels or Ships out of, or into, any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a calm.
Page 188 - By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it.
Page 95 - Papin's digester, and formed a species of steam-engine by fixing upon it a syringe, one-third of an inch diameter, with a solid piston, and furnished also with a cock to admit the steam from the digester, or shut it off at pleasure, as well as to open a communication from the inside of the syringe to the open air, by which the steam contained in the syringe might escape. When the communication between the digester and syringe was opened, the steam entered the syringe, and by its action upon the piston...
Page 189 - This will be the fame of Watt with future generations; and it is sufficient for his race and his country. But to those to whom he more immediately belonged, who lived in his society and enjoyed his conversation, it is not, perhaps, the character in which he will be most frequently recalled, — most deeply lamented, — or even most highly admired.
Page 190 - ... used to address his younger friends, that was always felt by them as an endearing mark of his kindness and familiarity, — and prized accordingly, far beyond all the solemn compliments that ever proceeded from the lips of authority. His voice was deep and powerful, — though he commonly spoke in a low and somewhat monotonous tone, which harmonized admirably with the weight and brevity of his observations ; and set off...
Page 189 - It is needless to say, that with those vast resources, his conversation was at all times rich and instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing than wise, and had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial treasures of knowledge. No man could be more social in his spirit, less assuming or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. He...