Author: Tubal Cain
Publisher: Nexus Special Interests
ISBN: 9781854861474
Category : Models and modelmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
A guide to building simple oscillating steam engine models. It describes the making of four such models: Kitty, a small overtype engine; Otto, a simple steam turbine plant; Wencelas, a superior Christmas present; and Henry a 19th-century vertical engine and boiler.
Building Simple Model Steam Engines
Author: Tubal Cain
Publisher: Nexus Special Interests
ISBN: 9781854861474
Category : Models and modelmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
A guide to building simple oscillating steam engine models. It describes the making of four such models: Kitty, a small overtype engine; Otto, a simple steam turbine plant; Wencelas, a superior Christmas present; and Henry a 19th-century vertical engine and boiler.
Publisher: Nexus Special Interests
ISBN: 9781854861474
Category : Models and modelmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
A guide to building simple oscillating steam engine models. It describes the making of four such models: Kitty, a small overtype engine; Otto, a simple steam turbine plant; Wencelas, a superior Christmas present; and Henry a 19th-century vertical engine and boiler.
A Short History of the Steam Engine
Author: Henry Winram Dickinson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Steam-engines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Steam-engines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Making Simple Model Steam Engines
Author: Stan Bray
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 071984357X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In this book long-time model maker Stan Bray describes the construction of a range of uncomplicated miniature steam engines, for construction by the model engineer.
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 071984357X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In this book long-time model maker Stan Bray describes the construction of a range of uncomplicated miniature steam engines, for construction by the model engineer.
Class List of the Books in the Reference Library
Author: Nottingham (England). Free Public Reference Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Model Steam Engines
Author: Bob Gordon
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780852639061
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Model engineering was popularized by pioneering steam enthusiasts, and rapidly grew into an exciting worldwide hobby for amateur engineers. This book describes how model steam engines work, outlines the development of the machine tools used to build the models, and investigates the seven different categories of model engines, which include models built to support patent applications, and those built purely for pleasure. The author, himself a model steam locomotive driver, also delves into the possible pitfalls and practicalities of scale model engineering. Generously illustrated, this is guaranteed to interest any aspiring engineer, as well as collectors of steam engines.
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780852639061
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Model engineering was popularized by pioneering steam enthusiasts, and rapidly grew into an exciting worldwide hobby for amateur engineers. This book describes how model steam engines work, outlines the development of the machine tools used to build the models, and investigates the seven different categories of model engines, which include models built to support patent applications, and those built purely for pleasure. The author, himself a model steam locomotive driver, also delves into the possible pitfalls and practicalities of scale model engineering. Generously illustrated, this is guaranteed to interest any aspiring engineer, as well as collectors of steam engines.
Annual List of New and Important Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Annual List of New and Important Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Boston Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
They Made America
Author: David Lefer
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316070343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316070343
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 922
Book Description
An illustrated history of American innovators -- some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating -- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.
Encyclopedia of American Steam Traction Engines
Author: Jack Norbeck
Publisher: Crestline
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: Crestline
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.