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INDEX.
PAGE
Davy, C. {Plates 64, 65, 66, 67 A,
67 B)
Dead plate
132
D slide .
195
Density of steam .
16, 83
Desaguliers, J. T. .
14
Dickinson’s and Bramah’s engine
32
Dinnen, J., assistant engineer, Woolwich
Dock-yard, on marine boilers
.
App. 1
Ditchburn, T. J., {Plates of the Red Rover,
30, 31, 32)
Don Juan, engines of, Peninsula Company
{Plate 41) . . 368
Double acting engine . 27, 185, 195
for mines . 276
Drainage of mines . . 275
Dupin, Baron . . .29
total extent of steam power
applied in Great Britain estimafed by 46
E.
Eccentric motion . . . 225
practical rule for App. 213
Edward Anthony, United States’ boat en
gine {Plate 115)
Edelcrantz . . 141, 209
Eduction pipe . . .11
Effect, useful, how to measure . 269
Elastic fluids and vapours, motion of . 87
Elastic force of vapours . . 56—89
separated from the
liquids from which they were generated 82
of steam or vapour produced by
increased temperature does not follow
the same law, when it is not in contact
with the fluid from which it is gene-
rated, as when in contact
. 58, 82
of steam
. 56, 89
rules for
. 58, 59
Electric fluid
45
Emerson, William .
20, 226, 284
Engine, Amonton’s
. 8, 16
— atmospheric
. 9, 10
improved
. 40, 189
Cartwright’s
35
condensing
184
Dickinson’s
32
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Engine, double cylinder expansive . 181
expansive
27, 29, 33, 43, 167, 177, 194, 198
fire . . .25
Hornblower’s . . 29
Newcomen’s . 10, 11, 23
noncondensing . 173, 174
Papin’s . . .. 8
portable . . .22
rotary . 27, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40
Savery’s . 5, 6, 17, 24, 36, 37
Stephensons’ patent locomotive 407—469
water-commanding . . 2
Watt’s . . 25, 26, 27, 28
Woolf’s . . . 94, 237
Worcester’s, Marquis of . 3
Eolipile . . . . 1, 2
Equalization of the motion of engines . 256
by a fly . . ibid
by counter weights . 260
Equilibrium of heat . . 47
Ether, sulphuric . . .75
latent heat of . . 54, 55
elastic force of . 75
Evans, Oliver . . 43, 131, 179
Expanding power of steam . 152, 226
Expansive engine .
27, 29, 33, 43, 167, 177, 194, 198
double cylinder . . 181
Experiments, Arsberger’s, on high pressure
steam . . .71
Cagniard de la Tour’s on ether 75
Dalton’s on the force of steam 66
on ether . . 76
Macneill’s on canals App. 200, 201
Payne’s on steam . 16, 17
Robison’s on the force of steam 64
Roy’s on air and steam . 86
Rumford’s on steam 52, 53, 54
Southern’s on the force and
heat of steam . . 51, 70
Taylor’s on steam . 70
Ure’s on vapour of alcohol . 74
ether . . 76
petroleum . 79
force of steam . 69