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Excerpt from Engine-Room Chemistry: A Compend for the Engineer and Engineman The object of this book, the substance of which appeared serially in Power, is to enable the engineer or engineman to gain some familiarity with the properties and behavior of the substances, as fuel, water and oil, in which he is vitally interested, and some suggestions and assistance in connection with their use. A knowledge of chemistry and physics, such as may be obtained from the "Science Primers" or a high school course, is very desirable, one might almost say indispensable. Chapter I will serve as a review of certain topics from these branches of science. A careful study of the applications of fuel, water, and lubricants cannot but result in increased economy in their use, and if this little book renders this study easy the writer's purpose will have been accomplished. The apparatus can be obtained from the leading dealers in New York City. 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.