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020			_a9780511565038 (ebook)
020			_z9780521343565 (hardback)
020			_z9780521458344 (paperback)
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050	0	0	_aTJ461 _b.H57 1989
082	0	0	_a621.1/6/09 _220
100	1		_aHills, Richard Leslie, _d1936- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPower from steam : _ba history of the stationary steam engine / _cRichard L. Hills.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1989.
300			_a1 online resource (xv, 338 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aThe noblest machine -- The impellant force of fire -- Common old smoking engines -- The economy of power -- The devil of rotations -- Such unbounded power -- Good servants but bad masters -- An uncultivated field -- The new theory of heat -- The internal operation of the machine -- Such absolute smoothness -- Twinkle twinkle little arc -- The drive for efficiency -- An economical source of motive power -- The most economical mode of obtaining power.
520			_aPower from Steam is the first comprehensive history of the steam engine in 50 years, following the development of the reciprocating steam engine. Hills covers its history from its earliest form to the beginning of the twentieth century when it was replaced by the steam turbine. Although the first steam engine was used to pump water, its development really started with the mechanisation of the textile industry. This development is studied closely and the theoretical understanding of its operation is covered. The background of thermodynamics is introduced to show how science and design coupled to produce increasingly more efficient and powerful engines. This book will be indispensable to steam power enthusiasts as well as historians of technology.
650		0	_aSteam-engines _xHistory.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521343565
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511565038
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