A practical treatise on locomotive engines upon railways
By: by the Chev. F.M.G. de Pambour.
Series: Landmarks of science
Publisher: J. Weale
Published: 1836
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Locomotives -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Traité théorique et pratique des machines locomotives.
Notes: Subtitle: "A work intended to show the construction, the mode of acting, and the effect of those engines in conveying heavy loads ; to give the means of ascertaining, on an inspection of the machine, the velocity with which it will draw a given load, and the result it will produce under various circumstances, and in different localities ; to determine the quantity of fuel and water it will require ; to fix the proportions which ought to be adopted in the construction of an engine, to make it answer any intended purpose; etc ; with practical tables giving at once the results of the formulæ : founded upon a great many new experiments with many different engines and considerable trains of carriages : to which is added an appendix showing the expense of conveying goods by locomotive engines, on railroads."

Translation of: Traité théorique et pratique des machines locomotives.

Microprint title incorrect: A Practical Treatise On Locomotive Engines Upon Railroads.

Microfiche. New York, N.Y. Readex Microprint Corporation, [1985?] (Landmarks of science)