Project Gutenberg 2017-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 260 Lardner, Dionysius 1793 1859 Renwick, James 1792 1863 06029289 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 Produced by Chris Curnow, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated" by Dionysius Lardner is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the mechanics of the steam engine, exploring its invention, historical development, and various applications, particularly in navigation and railways. Aimed primarily at a general audience, the book seeks to demystify the principles of steam power and its significance in technological advancement. The opening of the text introduces the complexity and historical significance of the steam engine, emphasizing its vital role in advancing human progress. The author outlines the book's objective to elucidate the fundamental concepts related to motion and mechanical systems, which underpin the functionality of the steam engine. Lardner discusses the necessity of human ingenuity in harnessing natural forces and introduces key concepts of pressure, heat, and motion, setting the groundwork for an in-depth exploration of steam power throughout the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Steam-engines -- Early works to 1850 TJ Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 765525 2025-09-22T07:22:39.520320 text/html 740992 2024-10-23T02:34:05 text/html 1405432 2025-09-22T07:22:49.230265 application/epub+zip 1404799 2025-09-22T07:22:41.304345 application/epub+zip 329504 2025-09-22T07:22:40.444353 application/epub+zip 1799720 2025-09-22T07:22:54.936252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1714599 2025-09-22T07:22:48.284254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440052 2022-08-25T04:59:42.772671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658753 2025-09-22T07:22:38.260310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 638775 2024-10-23T02:34:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16974 2025-09-22T07:22:55.090224 application/rdf+xml 16204 2025-09-22T07:22:40.565323 image/jpeg 2260 2025-09-22T07:22:40.505362 image/jpeg 1693971 2025-09-22T07:22:39.652298 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia