Excerpt from Stationary Steam Engines, Simple and Compound: Especially as Adapted to Light and Power PlantsOn reviewing the whole history of the engine to date, it will be seen that progress continues in the directions al ready pointed Out and towards still higher steam-pressures, higher speeds of piston and of rotation, increased ratios of expansion in multiple-cylinder engines, and with constant reduction of the now well-understood waste which distin guish the real from the ideal steam-engine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.