Savery’s pump, Newcomen’s atmospheric engine, and Watt’s separate condenser appear as linked, illustrated steps in an engineering lesson. Each machine answers a limitation of the previous one. This is history taught through mechanisms: the page shows why the design changed, not just who patented it.
Original steam-engine lesson: https://www.egr.msu.edu/~lira/supp/steam/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-carl-lira-rebuilt-the-steam-engines-history-in-html/
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Original steam-engine lesson: https://www.egr.msu.edu/~lira/supp/steam/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-carl-lira-rebuilt-the-steam-engines-history-in-html/
#ancientweb #engineeringhistory #steam #education
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