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Mine Drainage: Being a Complete and Practical Treatise on Direct-Acting Underground Steam Pumping Machinery
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Mine Drainage: Being a Complete and Practical Treatise on Direct-Acting Underground Steam Pumping Machinery
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Stephen Michell
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Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Technology |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:370 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | History of engineering and technology Mining technology and engineering |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108026659
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Classifications | Dewey:622.5 |
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Audience | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
Illustrations |
21 Plates, black and white; 65 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
19 May 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Stephen Michell's 1881 work covers the full range of engines and steam-pumps available for draining mines in the nineteenth century. An expert on contemporary mining technology, Michell co-authored the essays 'The Best Mining Machinery' and 'The Cornish System of Mine Drainage' prior to writing this comprehensive survey. Mine Drainage represents the first attempt to gather in one book information previously located in various journals (and therefore difficult to find), and documentation about engines by their (possibly biased) manufacturers. The book also contains almost 140 illustrations of the diverse pumps and engines discussed. After a short introduction, the material is organised into two main sections, focusing on horizontal and vertical engines. Within those categories it discusses rotary and non-rotary engines, and simple and compound steam-pumps. The book will interest historians of technology, science, engineering, and mining in the Victorian period.
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