A short treatise on the application of steam : whereby is clearly shewn from actual experiments that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great velocity : the same principles are also introduced with effect, by a machine of a simple and cheap construction for the purpose of raising water sufficient for the working of grist mills, saw mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture /

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Steam-navigation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book