Lessons and Practical Notes on Steam, the Steam Engine, Propellers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

King, W. H.

9781330102381: Lessons and Practical Notes on Steam, the Steam Engine, Propellers (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 133010238X ISBN 13: 9781330102381

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Lessons and Practical Notes on Steam, the Steam Engine, Propellers

Much of the present work has been taken from the Author's Journal, and the remainder has been sup plied, from time to time, as he found leisure from his hours of business.

Our object has not been so much to supply want ing information, as to direct the student into the habit of thinking and reasoning for himself on those subjects which may be presented for his consideration, and which, in order that he may become eminent in his profession, he must thoroughly understand. It is not sufficient to assert that Newton said this, or somebody else said that. The reasons why they said it, and the fundamental principles upon which they based their conclusions, are necessary to be understood, in order to have a clear understanding of the subject; and if we have succeeded in making any thing more clear, or in rendering any service to that class of persons who are eagerly seeking for information, but who re quire some assistance to direct them in the proper channel, our only object in launching this, our little bark, on the troubled sea of authorship, is fully aecom~ plished, conscious all the while, however, of the many imperfections it contains.

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Writing a book and then apologizing for having written it, is hardly in accordance with our convictions; but considering, nevertheless, the eminent talent which has preceded us upon the subject we have taken up, a few remarks of explanation may not be out of place. Books heretofore appearing on the steam engine, have been of two classes, or the work itself has been divided into two parts - the one for the theorist, the other for the practical man. In the one case long mathematical formulas have been produced, and in the other nothing but simple rules. The practical man, therefore, who has not had the advantage of a mathematical education, has nothing presented to him but the bare rules, which lie is compelled wholly to reject, or take entirely upon trust. Besides, these works extend over numerous volumes, the study of which involve much time, labor, and expense, and which usually disheartens the practical man before lie has made much progress.

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.

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