On the Nature, Properties, and Applications of Steam, and on Steam Navigation


Book Description

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




On the Nature, Properties, and Applications of Steam, and on Steam Navigation


Book Description

Excerpt from On the Nature, Properties, and Applications of Steam, and on Steam Navigation: From the Seventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Below this sketch Mr Arago has written a note, to which we shall every one subscribe It is difiicult to determine whether the honour of having uttered these last words is not as great as that of having ia Spired them - and, with both sketches before us, we are equally left in doubt whether each were not fully entitled to all the encomiums his friendship has passed on the companion of his youth and the unchanged friend of declining age. 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.




Steamboats on the Western Rivers


Book Description

Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development — from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.




The Athenaeum


Book Description