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THIS is the most important work on the history of steam engines published since 1908, when Dr. C. Matschoss's “Die Entwicklung der Dampfmaschine” appeared under the auspices of the Verein Deutscher Ingenieure. But whereas Dr. Matschoss's work ran to two volumes each of more than 700 pages, and dealt with all types of engines, including locomotives and marine engines, Dr. Dickinson's book is on a much smaller scale, and is devoted entirely to stationary engines.
A Short History of the Steam Engine
By H. W. Dickinson. Pp. xvi + 255 + 11 plates. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1939.) 15s. net.
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A Short History of the Steam Engine. Nature 144, 849 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144849a0
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