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A steam engine designed by Denis Papin.

Illustration depicting a steam engine designed by Denis Papin. It had no piston, but used the steam pressure to raise water into a cistern. Water from the cistern then fell back, driving a water wheel as it did so. Denis Papin (1647-1713) a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine. Dated 18th century.
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A steam engine designed by Denis Papin.
Illustration depicting a steam engine designed by Denis Papin. It had no piston, but used the steam pressure to raise water into a cistern. Water from the cistern then fell back, driving a water wheel as it did so. Denis Papin (1647-1713) a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker and of the steam engine. Dated 18th century.
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Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive
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Taille de l'image:
4879 x 4298 px | 60.0 MB
Taille d'impression:
41.3 x 36.4 cm | 16.3 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)