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Identifier: cu31924030903052
Title: A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Woodcroft, Bennet, 1803-1879
Subjects: Steam-navigation Steamboats Patents
Publisher: London : Taylor, Walton, and Maberly
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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The Art itbelF is JXature. L ® Kl IB ® S3,.TAYLOR &m> WALTON. ^ TnUiieri toie Ltilrersitv College,28 Upper-Gower St/ecL,iiedfoTd Stjiiaie, • :Si. A SKETCH OFTHE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF STEAM NAVIGATION FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS. BY BENNET WOODCROFT, PROFESSOR OF MACHINERY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. LONDON.TAYLOR, WALTON, AND MABERLY, BOUKSELLEKS AND PUBLISHERS TO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, UPPER GOWER STREET,AND IVY LANE, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1848. CONTENTS. Page ANTIQUITY of the propulsion of vesselsby paddle-wheels 1 Roman transports propelled by wheels moved by oxen 1 Valturius representations of galleys moved by wheels instead of oars . . . . 1Blasco de Garays engine for propelling ves-sels without oars and sails , . ,2 Boate to goe without oares or sayle, de-scribed by an old English writer , , 3Paucirollus description of an ancient bas-re-lief of a galley with wheels . . .3Ramseys patent to make boats, ships, and barges to goe against the wind and tyde . 4Drcu31924030903052
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