The Development of the First Steam Engine by Newcomen
In short: In 1712, Thomas Newcomen and his assistant John Calley developed the first practical steam-atmospheric engine to solve the problem of flooding in British coal and tin mines.
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Sources used in this film: the organisation behind the page, “Unknown”; National Museums Scotland, “The Newcomen engine and its role in Britain’s industrial revolution | National Museums Scotland”; educational-animation.org, “Interactive Animation: Newcomen’s Steam Engine”; World History Organization, “The Steam Engine in the British Industrial Revolution”; Cambridge University Press, “The steam engine (Chapter 7) - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective”; Britannica, “Newcomen steam engine | engineering | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- the organisation behind the page — Unknown · View →
- National Museums Scotland — The Newcomen engine and its role in Britain’s industrial revolution | National Museums Scotland · View →
- educational-animation.org — Interactive Animation: Newcomen’s Steam Engine · View →
- World History Organization — The Steam Engine in the British Industrial Revolution · View →
- Cambridge University Press — The steam engine (Chapter 7) - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective · View →
- Britannica — Newcomen steam engine | engineering | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: the organisation behind the page: Unknown
- Also: The Newcomen engine and its role in Britain’s industrial revolution | National Museums Scotland
- Also: educational-animation.org: Interactive Animation: Newcomen’s Steam Engine
- Also: World History Encyclopedia: The Steam Engine in the British Industrial Revolution
- Also: Cambridge University Press: The steam engine (Chapter 7) - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
- Also: Britannica: Newcomen steam engine | engineering | Britannica
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