 | Robert Stuart - Steam-engines - 1824 - 334 pages
...Buildings' waterworks, Desaguliers* knew Savery to make steam eight or ten times stronger than the common air ; and then its heat was so great, that...great as to blow open several of the joints of his machines, so that he was forced to be at the pains and charge to have all his joints soldered with... | |
 | Robert Stuart - Steam-engines - 1824 - 408 pages
...Buildings' waterworks, Desaguliers* knew Savery to make steam eight or ten times stronger than the common air ; and then its heat was so great, that...great as to blow open several of the joints of his machines, so that he was forced to be at the pains and charge to have all his joints soldered with... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulics - 1842 - 638 pages
...all the vessels to pieces. - - - I have known Captain Savery at York's Buildings make steam 8 or 10 times stronger than common air ; and then its heat was so great, that it would melt common solder, and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine ; so that he... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Fire engines - 1842 - 612 pages
...all the vessels to pieces. ------ I have known Captain Savery at York's Buildings make steam 8 or 10 times stronger than common air; and then its heat was so great, that it would melt common solder, and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine; so that he... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Pumping machinery - 1846 - 646 pages
...tear all the vessels to pieces. I have known Captain Savery at York's Buildings make steam 8 or 10 times stronger than common air; and then its heat was so great, that« would melt common solder, and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Pumping machinery - 1851 - 622 pages
...lack of it to fall into disrepute. I have known Captain Savery at York's Huildings make steam 8 or 10 times stronger than common air ; and then its heat was so great, that it would melt common solder, and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his ronchine ; so that he... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulic machinery - 1857 - 710 pages
...lack of it to fall into disrepute. I have known Captain Savery at York's Building« make steam 8 or 10 times stronger than common air ; and then its heat was so great, that it would melt common solder, and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine ; so that he... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - Inventors - 1858 - 656 pages
...have ventured to employ. . " I have known Captain Savery," says Desaguliers, " at " York Buildings, make steam eight or ten times stronger " than common..." would melt common soft solder; and its strength was so " great as to blow open several of the joints of his mac-bine: " so that he was forced to be... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - Inventors - 1859 - 440 pages
...to have ventured to employ. " I have known Captain Savery," says Desaguliers, " at York Buildings, make steam eight or ten times stronger than common...it would melt common soft solder; and its strength was so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine : so that he was forced to be at... | |
 | James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 pages
...to have ventured to employ. " I have known Captain Savery," says Desaguliers, " at " York Buildings, make steam eight or ten times stronger " than common..." would melt common soft solder; and its strength was so Minor's Friend,' p. 29, 1702. 150 LIFE OF WATT. CHAP. XII. " great as to blow open several of... | |
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make steam eight or ten times stronger than common air, and then its heat was so great that it would melt common soft solder; and its strength so great as to blow open several of the joints of his machine : so that he was forced to be at the 
