Cyclopedia of Engineering, Vol. 2 of 7

Download or read book Cyclopedia of Engineering, Vol. 2 of 7 written by American Technical Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cyclopedia of Engineering, Vol. 2 of 7: A General Reference Work on Steam Boilers, Pumps, Engines, and Turbines, Gas and Oil Engines, Automobiles, Etc Sir Humphry Davy showed that two pieces of ice might be melted by rubbing them together. He thus proved that heat can be produced by the expenditure of work only. This leads to the important conclusion that heat must be a form of energy, Since it can be produced from energy, and (as we know in the case of the steam engine) can itself be converted into well-recognized forms of energy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.