The Modern Practice of Boiler Engineering, Containing Observations on the Construction of Steam Boilers

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Excerpt from The Modern Practice of Boiler Engineering, Containing Observations on the Construction of Steam Boilers: And Upon Furnances Used for Smoke Prevention, With a Chapter on ExplosionsI venture to dedicate these pages to you, both as a manifestation of my reverence for the memory of your late Father, of whose genius and persistency I was for many years an admiring spectator and as a slender token of my sense of your own eminent talents as an engineer, and of your estimable personal character. While some engineering reputations are known to rest on diplomatic adroitness, and others are alto gether hollow and conventional, it is known to be your great distinction that the fabric of your 'fame is as solid as it is imposing, and is held in most esteem by those whose pursuits best enable them to judge of its quality.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.