Download or read book Atmospheric Engines written by John Swallow and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written as an Undergraduate Thesis in 1973. It covers the History of the Atmospheric Engine from Captain Savery's Steam Engine in 1698, Thomas Newcomen's Steam Engine from 1706 onwards and the growth of Newcomen's Engines in Tyneside from 1715 to 1785. It also covers the Cornish Engines and John Smeaton's Logical Improvement Technique about 1750. There is a web-site for readers to get further information at www.newcomen1973.wordpress.com