Steam, Its Generation and Use (Paperback)

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ISBN 10: 1518835066 / ISBN 13: 9781518835063

Editore: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Paperback. While the time of man's first knowledge and use of the expansive force of the vapor of water is unknown, records show that such knowledge existed earlier than 150 B. C. In a treatise of about that time entitled "Pneumatica", Hero, of Alexander, described not only existing devices of his predecessors and contemporaries but also an invention of his own which utilized the expansive force of steam for raising water above its natural level. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781518835063

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While the time of man’s first knowledge and use of the expansive force of the vapor of water is unknown, records show that such knowledge existed earlier than 150 B. C. In a treatise of about that time entitled “Pneumatica”, Hero, of Alexander, described not only existing devices of his predecessors and contemporaries but also an invention of his own which utilized the expansive force of steam for raising water above its natural level.

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Titolo: Steam, Its Generation and Use (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
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