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A History of the Growth of the Steam Engine is a book written by Robert Henry Thurston in 1883. The book is a comprehensive account of the development and growth of the steam engine, tracing its evolution from its earliest origins to the modern machines of the late 19th century... Read Full Overview

A History Of The Growth Of The Steam Engine is a book written by Robert Henry Thurston and published in 1883. This book provides a comprehensive account of the development of the steam engine from its earliest days to the time of publication. Thurston covers the major players... Read Full Overview

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""A History of the Growth of the Steam Engine"" is a comprehensive book written by Robert Henry Thurston in 1883. The book provides a detailed account of the development and evolution of the steam engine from its inception to the 19th century. It covers the major milestones in... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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CHAPTER II.THE STEAM-ENGINE AS A TRAIN OF MECHANISM.THE MODERN TYPE AS DEVELOPED BY NEWCOMEN, BEIGHTON, AND SMEATON 55

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