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020			_a9781107281233 (ebook)
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050		4	_aTJ464 _b.H57 2014
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100	1		_aPartington, Charles Frederick, _d-1857?, _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn historical and descriptive account of the steam engine : _bcomprising a general view of the various modes of employing elastic vapour as a prime mover in mechanics / _cCharles Frederick Partington.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xvi, 187, 90 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Technology
500			_aOriginally published in London by J. Taylor at the Architectural Library in 1822.
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016).
520			_aThough much about his life is uncertain, Charles Frederick Partington is known to have lectured at the London Institution between 1823 and 1830 on a variety of technical topics, and he delivered some of the first lectures specifically designed for young people. He had a particular interest in the steam engine, and this book, reissued here in the first edition of 1822, was one of the earliest overviews of its history and development. A third edition appeared in 1826. Noting the excessive frequency with which 'the faults of any new invention are unjustly magnified, while its real advantages are seldom duly appreciated', the author is keen to act as evangelist. Detailed and illustrated descriptions of various early engines are included, comparing their characteristics and advantages. Also of note are Partington's descriptions of early attempts to mitigate the 'smoke and noxious effluvia which proceed from their capacious vomitories'.
650		0	_aSteam-engines _vEarly works to 1850.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108071031
830		0	_aCambridge library collection.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107281233
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