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John Stewart (4)

From Graces Guide

1777 Presented a paper to the Royal Society which was summarised by Farey in 1827 in his Treatise on the Steam Engine. Stewart had invented a plan involving a pair of endless chains and ratchet gear for "converting the reciprocating motion of the fire-engine into a progressive circular motion for turning all kinds of mills". The Council of the Royal Society referred Stewart's paper to John Smeaton.[1]


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  1. ↑ The Engineer 1920/02/13
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