Studies in Physiology, Anatomy and Hygiene (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Studies in Physiology, Anatomy and Hygiene

The Study of an Engine - If we wished to make a careful and scientific study of a railroad locomotive, it would, per haps, be best for us first to go to a machine Shop where engines are built and repaired. There we could see the construction of each separate part and could also find how these various parts are put together to form a completed engine.

But if we had never before seen an engine, the whole machine would probably have little meaning or interest for us until we had watched it in action. We should then learn how the locomotive is supplied with water and coal. We Should see that the burning coal converts the water into steam, and that energy or power is thus furnished by which the pistons cause the drive wheels to revolve. All the pipes, cranks, levers, and rods we should find to be specially adapted for starting the locomotive, for keeping it in motion, or for stopping it.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This 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.