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ISBN-101331979633

ISBN-139781331979630

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Book TitleSteam Boiler Explosions : in Theory and in Practice (Classic Reprint)

Number of Pages184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2015

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering

AuthorR. H. Thurston

FormatTrade Paperback

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SynopsisExcerpt from Steam Boiler Explosions: In Theory and in Practice This little treatise on Steam-Boiler Explosions had its origin in the following circumstances: In the year 1872 the Author received from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States a communication in which he was requested to prepare, for the use of the Treasury Department, a report on the causes and the conditions leading to the explosions of steam-boilers, and began the preparation of such a report, in which he proposed to incorporate the facts to be here presented. The pressure of more imperative duties became so heavy, immediately after the receipt of that request, that the work was interrupted before it had been more than fairly begun. An examination had been made of the records of earlier legislation, in the United States and in foreign countries, relating to the regulation of the use of steam boilers; and an investigation was begun tracing the experimental and scientific development of the later theories of explosion. The work was never entirely given up however, and the notes collected from time to time were added to those then obtained, and have since formed the basis of later lectures by the Author on this subject. 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., Excerpt from Steam Boiler Explosions: In Theory and in Practice In the year 1872 the Author received from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States a communication in which he was requested to prepare, for the use of the Treasury Department, a report on the causes and the con ditions leading to the explosions of steam-boilers, and began the preparation of such a report, in which he pro posed to incorporate the facts to be here presented. 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.