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Excerpt from Notes and Examples on the Theory of Heat and Heat Engines The present volume is an enlargement of my "Synopsis of the Elementary Theory of Heat and Heat Engines," which has been out of print for some time. The most important new feature is the addition of a large number of examples worked out in the text, with many others for the student to work out himself. I hope that these additions will considerably increase the value of the book. The book is not intended as an exhaustive text-book, as sufficient excellent treatises exist already, but rather as a companion to lectures, to help the student to see at a glance the important points of the subject, and to assist him with his revision for examinations. I hope also that the practical engineer, who has to deal with the elementary thermodynamics of heat engines will find the book of value, and to this end all the more important formulae are printed in heavy type. I am greatly indebted to Mr. C. Barclay-Smith for his labour of proof reading. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.