Steam engine thomas newcomen (36 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Fine.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Book.

Rust Red Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 160pp, illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams, pages clean and crisp, rust red cloth, gilt spine lettering, unclipped dust jacket, wear to edges, with some splits, spine sunned. Size: 8vo. Steam Engine.

Golden Yellow Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Second Edition. 160pp, illustrated with black & white photos and diagrams, pages clean and crisp, golden yellow cloth, gilt spine lettering, unclipped dust jacket with minimal wear. Size: 8vo. Steam Engine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket that has faded mildly toward the spine. Illustrated, 160pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very light edge wear to d/w. Fine hardcover in Near Fine d/w.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. First Edition. Condition is Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Book has clean covers and pages, square corners and a tight binding. Jacket is clean and bright with a closed tear and snag on back cover. Fading to spine. Photos upon request.…

Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0903485427. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 158 pp., illustrations, 25 cm. Subjects; Newcomen, Thomas 1663-1729. Steam-engines History. Biographical Details History Engineering Stationary Mechanical. 1 Kg. …

Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:0903485427. …

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 2nd (revised) Reprint. Based on Rolt's earlier well known book documenting the development of the first working steam engine by Newcomen, this was a totally revised and expanded edition produced as a memorial to Rolt. 160pp with many illustrations. Fine copy in dust wrapper. …

Hardcover. Etat : VG. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Thus. Based on Rolt's earlier well known book documenting the development of the first working steam engine by Newcomen, this was a totally revised and expanded edition produced as a memorial to Rolt. 160pp with many illustrations. VG copy in complete but rather worn dust wrapper with a few closed tears etc. Signe dby John Allen. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 2nd Edition. Unused copy.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 158 pp., illustrations, 25 cm. Subjects; Newcomen, Thomas 1663-1729. Steam-engines History. Biographical Details History Engineering Stationary Mechanical. 1 Kg. …

Etat : Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Fascinating account of the first practical working steam engine in the world, set to work in a South Staffordshire Colliery in 1712. Well illustrated with B&W Drawings and photos. 160 p.pages, 9 1/2" Tall. Tiny inscription in top right corner of ffep, no other inscriptions, otherwise the book is in near fine condition. Jacket has some fading to colour at top and on spine. Unclipped.…

Etat : Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.

Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. pp158, illus. Dust-wrapper rubbed edges.

hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. Published In 1997 : 1st. Edition : Landmark Publishing : Tall Thin Format : Quite A Rare Edition : This Copy Is Right At The Top Of Like New : Just A Tiny Outer Edge Bump : Otherwise , As New Throughout : Still Reasonably Crisp & Tight , With No Inscriptions : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text , Illustrations & Photographs : Overall , A Very Nice Book . …

hardcover. Etat : As New.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Very nice copy quarto 160pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., disgs., bibliog., index, Superbly written & as usual well-researched account. Signed by J. S. Allen on the free front end paper.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Unknown. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Etat : Good. 1957 reprint of 1951 edition. No dust jacket.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. First Edition.

FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A GLASSINE PROTECTED DUSTWRAP.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884.[1] It has almost completely replaced the reciprocating piston steam engine (invented by Thomas Newcomen and greatly improved by James Watt) primarily because of its greater thermal efficiency and higher power-to-weight ratio. Because the turbine generates rotary motion, it is particularly suited to be used to drive an electrical generator about 80% of all electricity generation in the world is by use of steam turbines. The steam turbine is a form of heat engine that derives much of its improvement in thermodynamic efficiency through the use of multiple stages in the expansion of the steam, which results in a closer approach to the ideal reversible process.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Newcomen (born shortly before 24 February 1664; died 5 August 1729) was an ironmonger by trade and a Baptist lay preacher by calling. He was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England, near a part of the country noted for its tin mines. Flooding was a major problem, limiting the depth at which the mineral could be mined. Newcomen created the first practical steam engine for pumping water, the Newcomen steam engine. Consequently, he can be regarded as a forefather of the Industrial Revolution. Newcomen''s great achievement was his steam engine, probably developed about 1710, combining the ideas of Thomas Savery and Denis Papin. It is likely that Newcomen was already acquainted with Savery, whose forebears were merchants in south Devon in 1712. Savery also had a post with the Commissioners for Sick and Hurt Seamen, which took him to Dartmouth.…