[modeleng] Re: scottish inventions

The famous Doctor added an 'e' to the end of his name - so Stanley said 'Dr 
Livingstone, I presume'.

Cheers   Hubert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kenny" <kenny.macdougall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:48 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: scottish inventions


> Hi Jesse
> any relation to Dr David Livingston Scottish Doctor and missionary   The
> famous words Dr. Livingston , I presume
> regards
> Kenny
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:28 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: scottish inventions
>
>
>> Newcomen's engine was not an actual steam engine if I recall correctly.
>> His
>> idea was to draw in steam at atmospheric pressure, seal it in the 
>> cylinder
>> and then cool it so it condensed and formed a vacuum which then pulled 
>> the
>> piston and raised the pump rod in the mine
>>
>> Jesse, the Tennessean with the last name of Livingston which is lowland
>> Scot.
>>
>> I believe that Watt made the improvement ot Newcomen's engine, by fitting
>> the separate condensor, thus saving a huge amount of fuel.    Newcomen's
>> first successful engine worked in 1712.
>>
>> Watt and Boulton produced a successful engine with a condensor in about
>> 1773.
>>
>> Cheers!   Hubert
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