History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4) by W. S. Lindsay
CHAPTER I. Pages 1-59
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Earliest modes of propulsion—Suggested partly by nature—Hero of
Alexandria, B.C. 120—Dancing steam ball—Æolipile—Application of
science to superstitious purposes—Revival of learning—Robertus
Valturius, 1472—Blasco de Garay—Story of his experiment,
1543—Disproved by Mr. MacGregor’s investigations, _note_—Progress
of invention—Bourne—Solomon de Caus, Marquess of Worcester,
&c.—Morisotus’ _vessel with paddle-wheels_—Hollar’s drawing—Absurd
patents—Phillips and his windmill—Papin and Morland—Savery—Jonathan
Hulls—James Watt’s engine—Matthew Wasborough—Marquis de
Jouffroy—Bramah’s screw-propeller—Mr. Miller of Dalswinton—Mr.
Symington and Mr. Taylor—The _Charlotte Dundas_—Rumsey and Fitch—J.
C. Stevens—Oliver Evans—Robert Fulton and Mr. Livingston—Plan really
derived from the English experiments of Symington—Fulton builds
steamers in the U.S.—The _Clermont_—Merits and demerits of Fulton—At
all events the first to “run” a steam-vessel regularly and to develop
its power and usefulness—First steamboat on the St. Lawrence, 1813.
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