An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine

An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine

Comprising a General View of the Various Modes of Employing Elastic Vapour as a Prime Move

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Though 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 ...