Author: William Fletcher (mechanical engineer.)
Publisher:
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Category : Collection locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 460

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Author: Haris Kitsikopoulos
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031273621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 373

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This book traces the diffusion trajectory of the second and third generation of British steam engines, the Watt and high-pressure models, covering the period 1774 to 1870. It begins by subjecting to econometric analysis the latest version of Dr. Kanefsky's database on 18th century steam engines coming up with an upward revision of the total amount of horsepower installed by 1800. Subsequent chapters delve into the determinants of the diffusion process through the third quarter of the 19th century relating to engines used both in mining and industry as well as transportation (railways, steam cars). The book's main contribution to the literature lies in drawing material from a very large volume of 18th- and 19th-century sources found in the Dibner Library of Rare Books, Smithsonian, and by utilizing a fair amount of technical literature pertaining to the economic factors driving the diffusion process. This great expansion of the empirical material has led to bringing multiple revisions to the work of other authors on the key aspects and determinants of the diffusion process. In conjunction with the publication by the author of an earlier monograph on the first generation of steam engines, the Newcomen model, the present study completes the task of offering the most comprehensive account of the preeminent and most strategic technology of the British Industrial Revolution. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers of economic history and history of technology, interested in a better understanding of the industrial revolution in general and the role of British steam engines in particular.

Author: Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain)
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Category : Mechanical engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1090

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Includes supplements.

Author: Joshua Hall
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319478281
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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This book is a collection of never-before-published papers from some of the most prominent voices in public economics. Curated by the current director of the Public Choice Society, the papers presented showcase the work of recognized leaders in the field, including a Nobel Laureate (Gary Becker), Past Presidents of the Public Choice Society (Larry Kenny, Edward Lopez), the Past President of the Southern Economic Association (Dwight Lee) and some of the most notable public choice economists (Bruce Benson, Russell Sobel, JR Clark, Art Denzau, Morris Coats, Richard Vedder). Among the broad list of topics covered are voting, education quality, environmental issues, externality theory, and public goods theory. This volume makes an important contribution to the field by making new perspectives on a variety of topics accessible to researchers. This book will be of interest to economists, political scientists, and researchers interested in public policy.

Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 76

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Author: Reynold M. Wik
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512808466
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 308

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This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Author: William T. Jackman
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714613260
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 870

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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 798

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Author: John Robertson Dunlap
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 948

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