INDEX,
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Southern’s mode of experimenting on high
pressure steam . . 69
experiments by . .51,70
on the force of steam . 70
Speed of vessels . . 311,813
Spring beams . . .262
Stability of vessels . . 289
Stamping engines . . 279
Steam, density of, directly as the pressure 52
condensation of . . 146
elastic force of .51, 56, 62, 64, 70
rules for 58, 59, 82, 83
volume of
. App. 205
. 12, 16, 52, 83, 84
— inversely as the pressure 52
rules for . 84, App. 206
expansion of . 83
temperature . . 58
capacity of, for heat greater than
that of water . . .48
— Robison’s apparatus for determin
ing the force of . .63
— generation and condensation of . 105
— heat to produce 49, 51, 52, 55, 56, 113
— power of . . . 150
to produce rectilinear motion 153
modes of applying the power of 160
power, rotary . . 157
latent heat of . 48, 56, 112
mixture of air and . . 84
motion of, in an engine . 88
effect of . . 312
escape of, at valves . 103, 143
quantity of, for engines
176, 180, 181, 187, 190, 192, 196
force of . . 32, 41, 56—84
Steam vessels . . 14, 41, 288
Red Rover . 358, 474
City of Canterbury . 358
Medea . App. 100
African . . 355
Caledonia . App. 100
Asia . . . ibid
Vanguard . . ibid
Nile . . 361,483
Phoenix . . 363
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Steam vessels, Rhadamanthus, Salamander
{Plates 38, 39) . . 363
Ruby . . 364, 475
Don Juan . .368
Hermes, Spitfire, Firefly - . ibid
Jason and Colchis . 369
enumeration of, fitted with
Hall’s improvements . .376
Megaera . . 378
— William Wilberforce . 382
Dartford . .391
Comet . . 470
Forbes . . 473
Berenice . 400, 471
Colchis . . 492
Tiger . .497
Firebrand . . 498
Great Western . .357
Car of Neptune (U. S.) App. 103
Sun (U. S.) . — 105
North America (U. S.) — 106
President (U. S.) — 107
New Philadelphia (U. S.) — 108
Fulton (U. S.) . — 110
—— North Carolina (U. S.) . ibid
Cornelius Vanderbitt (U. S.) ibid
Highlander (U. S.) . ibid
Lexington, dimensions (U. S.) Ill
Dewitt Clinton (U. S.) — 110
Savannah (U. S.) — 113
Cleopatra (U. S.) — 114
Massachusetts (U. S.) . ibid
register tonnage of . 320
navigation of 14, 31, 41, 288, 360
engines of . . 314
— pressure engines . 25, 175, 191
— case . . 38, 92, 93, 95
— gauge . . . 266
— cylinder . . .161
— indicator . . .267
— engine, invention and improvement
of . . . . 1—46
general theory of, by Editor
App. 173
Dickinson’s . . 32
Hornblower’s
29