Excerpt from The Mechanics' Magazine, Vol. 64: January 5th-June 28th, 1856Fig. L is a plan of the improved engine with the two cy inders, the pistons, and the air heating apparatus in section; and fig. 2 is a side elevation, with one of the cylinders, the piston, and the air-heating apparatus in section, to exhibit the internal arrangement. The engines are single actin and two are connected by a crank shaft, the two cranks being placed at an angle of 180 so that, while the piston of one engine is being impelled by the tension of heated air, the piston of the other is making its return stroke, and vice send, and as the two engines are identical in construction, the description of one of them will answer for the two. The manner of connecting the two, and the effects resulting there from, will be subsequently described. The following description is by Captain Ericsson's agent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.