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English: A walking beam engine. Walking beam engines were used to power many American paddle steamers in the 19th century. The large circle in the diagram indicates the paddle which would be turned by the engine's shaft. |
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| Source | Thurston, Robert Henry (1887): A History of the Growth of the Steam-engine, first published by Keegan, Paul, Trench & Co. of London, reprinted in the Elibron Classics series by Adamant Media Corporation, 2005, ISBN 9781402162053, p. 380. Google Books extract. |
| Author | Robert Henry Thurston |
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| current | 20:34, 7 June 2012 | | 504 × 532 (123 KB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) | Transfered from en.wikipedia by User:Michael Barera using CommonsHelper |
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