Excerpts from Books & Articles on the Newcomen Engine
The
contributions of Thomas Newcomen, being important in scope, have been studied by
many different authors.. Selected for inclusion herein are excerpts from:
Kelly, M., The
Non Rotative Beam Engine, Chapter 2, The Newcomen
Engine This includes descriptions of the Steam
Admission valve Gear and the Injection Valve Gear. These mechanisms were quite
clever and should be understood by the reader.
Thurston, Robert H., A History Of The Growth Of The Steam-Engine, Chapter 2, The Steam-Engine As a Train of Mechanism. Contains illustrations of various installations and notes the contributions of John Smeaton and others that collaborated with Newcomen.
Rolt , L. T. C & J. S. Allen, The Steam Engine of
Thomas Newcomen, CHAPTER 5 Technical
Developments 1712-33 Contains more
detailed technical information than most publications.
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