Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Vol. 24 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland, Vol. 24Whatever results may be arrived at in the early future by the leaders of engineering and shipbuilding progress, there is no doubt that great achievements in construction, which were only recently regarded as possibilities or probabilities, are now among the actualities.Glancing at another phase of the subject of steam navigation namely, that of the power employed to drive the vessels - we cannot remain uninterested in the change which is taking place, ever since the introduction of the compound engine for marine purposes, in the way of bringing increased steam pressures to bear upon the driving machinery.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.