Newcomen
Thomas, 1663–1729, English inventor.
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The steam pressure in the Newcomen atmospheric was continued unaltered in the Watt vacuum engine.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickNewcomen's engine had the interior, as well as the exterior of the steam-cylinder exposed to the cooling atmosphere.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe cylinder was let down into the top of the boiler, and like Newcomen's atmospheric engine had no cylinder cover.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThis plan, as has been seen, was adopted by Smeaton, in constructing Newcomen engines a century ago.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonThis engine, made by an Englishman named Newcomen, was very wasteful and was used only to pump water from mines.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. Mowry
British Dictionary definitions for Newcomen
/ (ˈnjuːˌkʌmən) /
Thomas. 1663–1729, English engineer who invented a steam engine, which James Watt later modified and developed
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Scientific definitions for Newcomen
[ nōō′kə-mən ]
English inventor who developed an early steam engine (1711) that was was widely used to pump water in coal mines.
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