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ARTICLE I.

Of Steam...................................................................................................1

ARTICLE II.

Comparison of the powers of the old and new principle.................................4

ARTICLE III.

On saving fuel and increasing power by the new principle,

Scale of the elastic power of steam, produced by different de...............5

grees of heat in the water,..................................................................8

ARTICLE IV.

Of Heat,...................................................................................................12

ARTICLE V.

Of the concstruction of boilers,...................................................................22

A table of the diameters and strengths of boilers,..........................................27

ARTICLE VI.

Of the means of applying steam,..................................................................28

A table showing the proper time to shut off the steam,...................................30

ARTICLE VII.

Comparison of the principles,......................................................................35

ARTICLE VIII.

Of the Supply-pump,...................................................................................37

ARTICLE IX.

Of the Condenser,.......................................................................................38

ARTICLE X.

Of the volcanic Steam Engine,......................................................................41

ARTICLE XI.

Scale of Heat from the highest degree of heat produced in an

A table of the strength of metals ascertained by experiments, .........................46

A table of the expansion of metals by heat ..................................................47

ARTICLE XII.

Directions for working a steam cngine on the new principle, 48

Comparative statement of the expense of land carriage by

by a steam waggon ..................................................................................... 52

ARTICLE XIII.

Of proportioning the cylinder to the boiler in the construction of

steam engines,...............................................................................................56

Comparative statement of the cost of building and expense of

working two steam engines ten years, one on the old and

the other on the new principle,.......................................................................60

A table of the areas of cylinders of steam engines,.............................................61

ARTICLE XIV.

Of Distillation,...............................................................................................62

ARTICLE XV.

Of vibrating motions of machinery...................................................................63

ARTICLE XVI.

Description of a steam engine on the new principle. Explana

tion of Plate I...............................................................................................67

ARTICLE XVII.

Explanation of the screw mill invented by the author..........................................70

ARTICLE XVIII.

Useful inventions by different persons...............................................................74

Appendix,.......................................................................................................83

Editing by: (Samurai)Joseph Timmons, (Godfather)Nora DiMatteo, and notorious turncoat Don Aviv

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Editing by: (Samurai)Joseph Timmons, (Godfather)Nora DiMatteo, and notorious turncoat Don Aviv

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