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A Catechism of the Steam Engine

by C. E. John Bourne

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  1. 1Preface to the Fourth Edition
  2. 2Mechanical Principles of the Steam Engine
  3. 3Chapter I — General Description of the Steam Engine
  4. 4Chapter II — Heat, Combustion, and Steam
  5. 5Chapter III — Expansion of Steam and Action of the Valves
  6. 6Chapter IV — Modes of Estimating the Power and Performance of Engin…
  7. 7Chapter V — Proportions of Boilers
  8. 8Chapter VI — Proportions of Engines
  9. 9Chapter VII — Constructive Details of Boilers
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Constructive Details of Engines
  11. 11Chapter IX — Steam Navigation
  12. 12Chapter X — Examples of Engines
  13. 13Chapter XI — Of Various Forms, Applications, and Appliances of the…
  14. 14Chapter XII — Manufacture and Management of Steam Engines

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