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ALL ABOUT ENGINES

by Edward Cressey

Published by Cassell & Company Ltd.

Good condition. For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index.

Boards marked, spine faded, front board a little grubby. Frontis detached. One plate partially detached. Text block browned. Foxing throughout.

Stock no. 1830431

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Contents

  • 1. HOW THE MODERN ENGINE WORKS BY STEAM
  • 2. THE PIONEERS BEFORE WATT
  • 3. JAMES WATT: THE MAN AND HIS WORK
  • 4. RAISING STEAM
  • 5. THE MODERN RECIPROCATING ENGINE
  • 6. STEAM TURBINES
  • 7. THE GAS ENGINE
  • 8. THE PETROL MOWER
  • 9. THE OIL ENGINE
  • 10. THE LOCOMOTIVE
  • 11. ENGINES FOR SHIPS
  • 12. POWER AND ITS MEASUREMENT
  • 13. FUEL AND ITS PROBLEMS
  • INDEX

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