- Of the Use of Steam as a Vehicle for Transporting Heat
- Note on the Use of Steam Heat
- Observations on the Best Means of Heating the Hall in which the ordinary Meetings of the Institute are Held
- Description of a new Boiler constructed with a View to the Saving of Fuel
- Experiment on the Use of the Heat of Steam, in Place of that of an open Fire, in the Making of Soap
- Of the Management of Fires in closed Fire-places
- On the Construction of Kitchen Fire-places and Kitchen Utensils
- Of the Salubrity of Warm Rooms
- Of the Salubrity of Warm Bathing
- On the Specific Gravity, Strength, Diameter, and Cohesion of Silk
- An Account of some Experiments made to Determine the Quantities of Moisture Absorbed from the Atmosphere by Various Substances
- Experiments and Observations on the Advantage of Employing Wheels with Broad Felloes for Travelling and Pleasure Carriages
- Plans for the Construction of a Frigate
- References to Rumford’s own Works
- Facts of Publication
- Index
The Collected Works of Count Rumford, Volume III: Devices and Techniques
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Publication Date: 01/01/1969
516 pages
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches
7 halftones, 97 line illustrations, 6 tables
The Collected Works of Count Rumford
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