The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated / With an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; its applications to navigation and railways; with plain axioms for railway speculators

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The work offers a clear, nontechnical account of steam power: it explains the principles and mechanisms of steam engines, traces their invention and progressive improvement, and illustrates designs with engravings and diagrams. It surveys applications to navigation and railways, discusses the economy and management of steam power, and presents concise maxims to guide investors and speculators in railway ventures. Written for educated general readers rather than specialist mechanics, the text emphasizes historical development, practical principles, and illustrative examples while omitting many fine mechanical details; later revisions expand chapters on locomotion, steam navigation, and the financial aspects of railway enterprise.

Transcriber's notes

Only obvious printer's errors have been corrected (e.g.: 3 s instead of 2, etc.). The author's spelling has been maintained and inconsistencies have not been standardised.

The advertisement pages have been move from the front to the end of the book.

Other corrections made:

—Page x: "the wealth of rations" has been replaced by "the wealth of nations".

—Page 17: "Pressure of Rarified Air." has been replaced by "Pressure of Rarefied Air."

—Page 98: "This beautiful contrivance, which is incontestibly" has been replaced by "This beautiful contrivance, which is incontestably".

—Page 100: "the working beam no longer used" has been replaced by "the working beam is no longer used".

—Page 223: "is attended with peliar difficulty" has been replaced by "is attended with peculiar difficulty".

—Page 271: "The projecter is now employed in" has been replaced by "The projector is now employed in".