Excerpt from The Principles of Thermodynamics, Vol. 1 of 2: With Special Applications to Hot-Air, Gas and Steam Engines
As to other additions, we have added here and there to the text of our author, matter which seemed desirable, distinguish ing all such additions by fine print and brackets have appended questions for examination to many chapters, as well as added many selected examples for practice, reduction tables, etc., all of which are calculated to aid the teacher and student. The steam tables at the end of the work are taken from zeu ner's Warme - theorie.
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