Heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid

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Coal : a human history / Barbara Freese.

Leonardo da Vinci nella storia della macchina a vapore / Ladislao Reti.

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Steam-engines - History

Works from the collections

Coal : a human history / Barbara Freese.

Leonardo da Vinci nella storia della macchina a vapore / Ladislao Reti.