 | John Robison - Astronomy - 1822 - 766 pages
...by reference to my first specification, in 1769, that 1 thero described a steam-wheel, moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against...valve on one side, and against a column of mercury or some other fluid metal on the other side. This was executed upon a scale of about Mx feet diameter... | |
 | John Robison - Astronomy - 1822 - 736 pages
...I there, dcKribed a iteaui-wheel, moved by the force at' steam acting in a circular channel agaiust a valve on one side, and against a column of mercury or some other fluid metal on the other side. Tins was executeil upun a scale of abuut »is feet diameter... | |
 | Robert Stuart - Steam-engines - 1824 - 408 pages
...office. Fifthly, where motions round an axis * are required, I make * " A Steam Wheel moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against a valve on one side, and against a columnthe steam vessels inform of hollow rings, or circular channels, with proper inlets and outlets... | |
 | Robert Stuart - Inventors - 1829 - 510 pages
...unequal, *_Many years after this, it is said lie had a model of a similar contrivance made, in which the force of steam, acting in a circular channel against a valve on one side, and against a column of fluid mercury ou the other side, was tried re. peatedly at Soho, upon a scale of six feet, but was... | |
 | Robert Stuart - Steam-engines - 1829 - 372 pages
...its office Fifthly, where motions round an axis * are required, I make * " A Steam Wheel moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against a valve on one side, and against a column the steam vessels in form of hollow rings, or circular channels, with proper inlets and outlets for... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - Steam-engines - 1829 - 890 pages
...once, (such as our drawing represents,) and afterwards bolting two of such sections together; but in large diameters, such as would be absolutely necessary...scale of six feet, and tried repeatedly, but was given np as several objections were found against it." From this we may conclude that the patented machine... | |
 | Luke Hebert - Industrial arts - 1835 - 938 pages
...over-cautious effort at self-protection.] By his own statement it would appear, that " a steam-wheel moved by force of steam acting in a circular channel...fluid metal on the other side, was executed at Soho, (the manufactory of Bolton and Wntt at Birmingham,) upon a scale of six feet, and tried repeatedly,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Technology & Engineering - 1840 - 576 pages
...by reference to my first specification in 1769, that I there described a steam wheel, moved by the force of steam, acting in a circular channel against...valve on one side, and against a column of mercury, or some other fluid metal, on the other side. This was executed upon a scale of about six feet diameter... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Steam-engines - 1840 - 574 pages
...by reference to my first specification in 1709, that I there described a steam wheel, moved by the force of steam, acting in a circular channel against...valve on one side, and against a column of mercury, or some other fluid metal, on the other side. This was executed upon a scale of about six feet diameter... | |
 | John Scott Russell - Steam-engines - 1841 - 422 pages
...by reference to my first specification in 1769, that I there described a steam- wheel, moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against...valve on one side, and against a column of mercury or some other fluid metal on the other side. This was executed upon a Fig. 44. scale of about six feet... | |
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I there described a steam wheel, moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against a valve on one side, and against a column of mercury or some other fluid metal on the other side. 
