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James Watt studies the Newcomen steam engine

James Watt studies the Newcomen steam engine

Michiel 2005
31 Mar 2021 63
From: Louis Thomas, Kosmos für die Jugend: Die Denkwürdigsten Erfindungen Im neunzehnten Jahrhundert (1877)
Newcomen’s steam engine

Newcomen’s steam engine

Michiel 2005
25 Mar 2021 91
Two valve had to be operated, one to allow steam into the cylinder and one to allow water to be sprayed into the cylinder. Later steam engines were more efficient and required less hand operation.