Catechism of the Locomotive (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Forney, Matthias Nace Dohrmann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332617468 ISBN 13 : 9781332617463

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Catechism of the Locomotive

The following books have been consulted and used in writing the Catechism of the Locomotive: Heat considered as a Mode of Motion, by Prof. Tyndall° The Conservation of Energy, by Balfour Stewart; Railway Machinery, by D. K. Clark; Treatise on the Locomotive Engine, by Zerah Colburn; Treatise on the Steam Engine, by W. J. M. Rankine; Indicator Experiments on Locomotives, by Professor Bauschin ger; Richards' Steam Indicator, by Charles T. Porter.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Catechism of the Locomotive

Books, like individuals, have their histories, and it seems but proper that in introducing them somewhat of their ancestry should be detailed. The present book originated in this wise: the publishers of the Railroad Gazette procured a copy of the "Katechismus der Einrichtung und des Betriebes der Locomotive," by Georg Kosak. As no English translation of this excellent little book was known to be in existence, the editors of the above paper determined to translate it and adapt it to the American practice in the construction and management of locomotive steam engines, and republish it in their journal. The translation was therefore made and submitted to the writer for revision and adaptation, according to the original intention. Before the latter was entertained, however, he had commenced writing an elementary treatise on the locomotive. In revising the first part of the translation of Mr. Kosak's book, it was found that the latter occupied only to a very limited extent the ground which the writer had "staked out" in his own incomplete plan.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332617468
• ISBN 13: 9781332617463
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 662
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