 In the present perfect state of the engine, it appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting or recording them moreover, to tell how much work it...  The Book of the Farm - Page 41by Henry Stephens - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Neil Arnott - Physics - 1827 - 692 pages
...uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, and it counts and records them as a clock does the beats of its pendulum; — it regulates the quantity...steam admitted to work ; — the briskness of the jire ; — the supply of water to the boiler ;— the supply of coals to the fire ; — it opens and... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1831 - 438 pages
...appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting...of its pendulum ; — it regulates the quantity of sleam admitted to work ; — the briskness oflbejire ; — the supply of water to the boiler ; —... | |
 | Art - 1834 - 602 pages
...appears a thins; almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates, with perfect accuracy and unifortuity, the number of its strokes in a given time, counting...of water to the boiler; the supply of coals to the tire ; it opens and shuts its. valves with absolute precision as to time and manner; it oils its joints;... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pages
...and uniformity the number of its strokes ua given time, and counts and records them moreover, to ell how much work it has done, as a clock records the beats )f its pendulum; it regulates the quantity of steam aduitted to work, the briskness of the fire, the... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - Education - 1839 - 224 pages
...number of its strokes in a given time ; it counts and records them to tell how much work it has done. It regulates the quantity of steam admitted to work,...briskness of the fire, the supply of water to the boiler, and the supply of fuel to the fire ; it opens and shuts its valves with absolute precision as to time... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1839 - 220 pages
...number of its strokes in a given time ; it counts and records them to tell how much work it has done. It regulates the quantity of steam admitted to work,...briskness of the fire, the supply of water to the boiler, and the supply of fuel to the fire ; it opens and shuts its valves with absolute precision as to time... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1840 - 492 pages
...appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting...to work ; the briskness of the fire ; the supply of vater to the boiler ; the supply of coals to the fire; it opens and shuts its valves with absolute... | |
 | Neil Arnott - Physics - 1841 - 560 pages
...appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting...of steam admitted to work; — the briskness of the Jire; — the tupply of water to the boiler; — the supply of coals to the fire; — it opent anil... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Physics - 1842 - 384 pages
...accuracy and uniformity, the number of its strokes in a given time, and, moreover, counts or records them, to tell how much work it has done, as a clock records the beats of its pendulum. It regulates the supply of water to the boiler, the briskness of the fire, and the quantity of steam admitted to work;... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1844 - 524 pages
...appears a thing almost endowed with intelligence. It regulates with perfect accuracy and uniformity the number of its strokes in a given time, counting...done, as a clock records the beats of its pendulum; it re' ,iatcs the quantity of steam admitted to work ; the briskness of :.}ie fire ; the supply of water... | |
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