Essays, political, economical, and philosophical ... Vol. III / by Benjamin Count of Rumford.

  • Rumford Benjamin Graf von, 1753-1814.
Date:
1802
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Credit: Essays, political, economical, and philosophical ... Vol. III / by Benjamin Count of Rumford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CHAP. XV. Apology for the great length of this EJfay.—Regret of the Author that he has not been able to publifh plans and defcriptions of the various culinary inven- tions that have lately been put up in the Kitchen be- longing to the Houfe of the Royal Infitution, and in the Kitchen of Heriot's Hofpital at Edinburgh.— AJhort account of a Boiler, on a new conjlruc- tion, lately put up at the Houfe of the Royal Injli- tution, for the purpofe of generating steam for warming the Gieat Lecture Room.—This Boiler would probably be found very ufeful for Steam Engines.—An account of a Contrivance for pre- venting metallic steam-tubes from being injured by the alternate expanfion and contraction of the metal by heat and cold.—An account of a fimple Contrivance which ferves as a fubjlituteybr Safety- Valves ------- - page 372