A_Treatise_on_the_Steam_Engine.2C_1827 John_Farey_Jr.

a treatise on steam engine, 1827, plate 22

farey wrote two-volume work treatise on steam engine, has been described finest work on technology published in industrial revolution.

the first volume covered developments of steam pumps, atmospheric engines , low pressure steam engines through eighteenth century. in particular, work of savery, newcomen, smeaton , watt. published in 1827. rekers & koetsier (2007) commented on work:

of farey’s work, first of 2 volumes published @ time, dealt history of steam engines death of james watt. farey described sorts of engines, gave special attention designed smeaton. besides this, volume included sections on principles of mechanics , design of engines, avoiding mathematical formulas engineers @ time not have been able understand them, according farey...

[1] second volume covered development of high-pressure steam , simple expansion steam engine 1800, trevithick , woolf. volume never published; @ time of farey s death had been typeset, not sold.

the book never sold sheets pulped. reprinted in facsimile since author s proof, hand-written corrections author, in national reference library of science , invention.