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Meikleham, Robert.

HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE

ANECDOTES

OF

STEAM-ENGINES,

AND OF

THEIR INVENTORS AND IMPROVERS:

BY

ROBERT STUART,

CIVIL ENGINEER.

TH' INVENTION ALL ADMIRED, AND EACH HOW HE

'TO BE TH' INVENTOR MISSED; SO EASY IT SEEMED

ONCE FOUND, WHICH YET UNFOUND, MOST WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

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PRINTED

WITH A ROLLING PRESS MOVED BY A STEAM-ENGINE,

BY

WILLIAM CLOWES,

STAMFORD-STREET,

LONDON.

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Biographical Notices of Thomas Newcomen and John Caw-
ley, 141.
First atmospheric engine, 146. Introduction of
safety-valve by Desaguliers, note, 148. Switzer's account of
Newcomen's invention, note, 150. Sniffing clack, 153. New-
comen's boiler, 155. Griff engine, 156. Condensing by injec
tion, 157. Bradley, 158. Engine for Mr. Balle, 159, Hum-

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