A short treatise on the application of steam : whereby is clearly shewn from actual experiments that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great velocity : the same principles are also introduced with effect, by a machine of a simple and cheap construction for the purpose of raising water sufficient for the working of grist mills, saw mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture /
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Author / Creator: | Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792. |
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Imprint: | Philadelphia : Printed by J. James, 1788. |
Description: | p. [1013]-1035 ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature ; 13566.3-1. Making of the modern economy |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5992949 |