A Catechism of the Steam Engine
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION.
PUBLISHERS' NOTICE.
CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINES.
CHAPTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE.
CHAPTER II. HEAT, COMBUSTION, AND STEAM.
CHAPTER III. EXPANSION OF STEAM AND ACTION OF THE
VALVES.
CHAPTER IV. MODES OF ESTIMATING THE POWER AND
PERFORMANCE OF ENGINES AND BOILERS.
CHAPTER V. PROPORTION OF BOILERS.
CHAPTER VI. PROPORTIONS OF ENGINES.
CHAPTER VII. CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS OF BOILERS.
CHAPTER VIII. CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS OF ENGINES.
CHAPTER IX. STEAM NAVIGATION.
CHAPTER X. EXAMPLES OF ENGINES.
CHAPTER XI. OF VARIOUS FORMS, APPLICATIONS, AND
APPLIANCES OF THE STEAM ENGINE.
CHAPTER XII. MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF STEAM
ENGINES.
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