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" In like manner they (the Chinese) are well acquainted with the effect of steam upon certain bodies that are immersed in it; that its heat is much greater than that of boiling water. Yet although for ages they have been in the habit of confining it in... "
Science and Civilisation in China, Part 7, Military Technology: The ... - Page 554
by Joseph Needham - 1987 - 742 pages
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The New annual register, or General repository of history ..., Volume 25

1805 - 948 pages
...effect of steam upon certain bodies diat are immersed in it ; that its heat is much greater dian diat of boiling water. Yet, although for ages they have been in the constant practice of confining it in close vessels, something like Pafin's digester, for1 the purpose...
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Travels in China: Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons ...

Sir John Barrow - China - 1805 - 444 pages
...fact, they have given themselves no further trouble to explain the phenomenon. In like manner, they are well acquainted with the effect of steam upon...water. Yet, although for ages they have been in the constant practice of confining it in close vessels, something like Papin's digester, for the purpose...
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Clerks and Craftsmen in China and the Est

542 pages
...bread was (and is) generally steamed rather than baked. In his Travels in China3 John Barrow wrote: 'In like manner, they (the Chinese) are well acquainted...lanterns are made, they seem not to have discovered its extraordinary force when thus pent up; at least, they have never thought of applying that power to...
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