### Human: This passage is from a poor quality machine extraction of text from an old book. Please extract the coherent English text and phrases from it and rewrite them with proper punctuation in your best attempt at a coherent message:

"numbercorresponding to this, and take the multiplier opposite toit, and multiply the full pressure of the steam per squareinch, as it enters the cylinder, by it. TABLE OF MULTIPLIERS BY WHICH TO FIND THE MEAN PRESSURE OFSTEAM AT VARIOUS POINTS OF CUT-OFF. Expansion. Multiplier. Expansion. Multiplier. Expansion. Multiplier. 1.0 1.000 3.4 .654 5.8 .479 1.1 .995 3.5 .644 5.9 .474 1.2 .985 3.6 .634 6. .470 1.3 .971 3.7 .624 6.1 .466 1.4 .955 3.8 .615 6.2 .462 1.5 .937 3.9 .605 6.3 .458 1.6 .919 4. .597 6.4 .454 1.7 .900 4.1 .588 6.5 .450 1.8 .882 4.2 .580 6.6 .446 1.9 .864 4.3 .572 6.7 .442 2. .847 4.4 .564 6.8 .438 2.1 .830 4.5 .556 6.9 .434 2.2 .813 4.6 .549 7. .430 2.3 .797 4.7 .542 7.1 .427 2.4 .781 4.8 .535 7.2 .423 2.5 .766 4.9 .528 7.3 .420 2.6 .752 5. .522 7.4 .417 2.7 .738 5.1 .516 7.5 .414 2.8 .725 5.2 .510 7.6 .411 2.9 .712 5.3 .504 7.7 .408 3. .700 5.4 .499 7.8 .405 3.1 .688 5.5 .494 7.9 .402 8.2 .676 5.6 .489 8. .399 3.3 .665 5.7 .484 52 HAND-BOOK OF LAND AND MARINE ENGINES.### Assistant: Sure, here's a version with improved grammar and an organized steam pressure table.

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[...] number corresponding to this, take the multiplier opposite to it and multiply the full pressure of the steam per square inch as it inters the cylinder by it. 

TABLE OF MULTIPLIERS BY WHICH TO FIND THE MEAN PRESSURE OF STEAM AT VARIOUS POINTS OF CUT-OFF:
| Expansion | Multiplier | Expansion | Multiplier | Expansion | Multiplier |
|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| 1.0       | 1.000      | 3.4       | .654       | 5.8       | .479       |
| 1.1       | .995       | 3.5       | .664       | 5.9       | .474       |
| 1.2       | .985       | 3.6       | .634       | 6.        | .470       |
| 1.3       | .971       | 3.7       | .624       | 6.1       | .466       |
| 1.4       | .955       | 3.8       | .615       | 6.2       | .462       |
| 1.5       | .937       | 3.9       | .605       | 6.3       | .458       |
| 1.6       | .919       | 4.        | .597       | 6.4       | .454       |
| 1.7       | .900       | 4.1       | .588       | 6.5       | .450       |
| 1.8       | .882       | 4.2       | .580       | 6.6       | .446       |
| 1.9       | .864       | 4.3       | .572       | 6.7       | .442       |
| 2.        | .847       | 4.4       | .564       | 6.8       | .438       |
| 2.1       | .830       | 4.5       | .556       | 6.9       | .434       |
| 2.2       | .813       | 4.6       | .549       | 7.        | .430       |
| 2.3       | .797       | 4.7       | .542       | 7.1       | .427       |
| 2.4       | .781       | 4.8       | .535       | 7.2       | .423       |
| 2.5       | .766       | 4.9       | .528       | 7.3       | .420       |
| 2.6       | .752       | 5.        | .522       | 7.4       | .417       |
| 2.7       | .738       | 5.1       | .516       | 7.5       | .414       |
| 2.8       | .725       | 5.2       | .510       | 7.6       | .411       |
| 2.9       | .712       | 5.3       | .504       | 7.7       | .408       |
| 3.        | .700       | 5.4       | .499       | 7.8       | .405       |
| 3.1       | .688       | 5.5       | .494       | 7.9       | .402       |
| 3.2       | .676       | 5.6       | .489       | 8.        | .399       |
| 3.3       | .665       | 5.7       | .484       |           |            |

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