A short treatise on the application of steam : whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments, that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great velocity : the same principles are also introduced with effect, by a machine of a simple and cheap construction, for the purpose of raising water sufficient for the working of grist-mills, saw-mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture

A short treatise on the application of steam : whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments, that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great velocity : the same principles are also introduced with effect, by a machine of a simple and cheap construction, for the purpose of raising water sufficient for the working of grist-mills, saw-mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture

Philadelphia : Printed by Joseph James ..., 1788.

26, [2] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

L2013F192 1788

(OCoLC)06399239

Signatures: A-C4 [D]2.
Final leaf blank.
Reprinted with corrections & additions, in anticipation of a reply by John Fitch, from a pamphlet published in Virginia, to prove the author's prior right of applying steam to propel boats, &c.--Cf. Advertisement.
During the 1780s, two Americans, James Rumsey and John Fitch, each invented a steam-powered boat based on different principles. Their personal rivalry is addressed in this pamphlet. Rumsey was employed by George Washington to work on the Potomac Company canal project and received his encouragement on steam power project.
Modern bookplates: Henry Stenvens of Vermont; Institution of Naval Architects. Scott Library Collection ... July 1930.

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