Excerpt from Steam Turbines: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise for Engineers and Designers, Including a Discussion of the Gas Turbine The steam turbine is the most modern as well as the most ancient steam motor. Recently its development has gone by leaps and bounds; and, above all, in its applications it is gaining ground daily. Doubtless it is to be the most important prime mover of the near future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.