Lanterna Rally

Author: Robert Wilson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 9781330185605

Excerpt from A Treatise on Steam-Boilers: Their Strength, Construction, and Construction, Economical Working This book does not pretend to give any new facts or opinions upon the subject of which it treats. Any claim to attention it may deserve is based upon its being an attempt to embody the principles of boiler construction and management, together with numerous opinions collected from the writer's experience in boiler inspecting, and from various sources not accessible to the majority of those engaged or otherwise interested in the application of steam. Many of those opinions advanced, which are founded on experience, may require repeated modification with increased opportunities of observation and as new light is brought to bear on the various questions by further experiments. As anything like a complete history of boiler progress is beyond the scope of such a small work as this, only a slight sketch of the salient points has been attempted in the first chapter. A complete history, accompanied by remarks pointing out the defects that have led to the disuse of many inventions connected with boiler work, would be of real service to many, for, judging by the frequency of the repetition of old defects, it would appear to be even more important to know what to avoid than what to adopt in designing new boilers. It is almost impossible in a work like this to mention authorities for all the information given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.