{"product_id":"motor-vehicles-and-motors-their-design-construction-and-working-by-steam-oil-and-electricity-paperback-9781108070607","title":"Motor Vehicles and Motors; Their Design, Construction and Working by Steam, Oil and Electricity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108070607","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMotor Vehicles and Motors\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheir Design, Construction and Working by Steam, Oil and Electricity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1900–6, this highly illustrated two-volume work contains copious technical detail regarding the early history of the motor car.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. Worby Beaumont (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108070607, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e678 pages, 457 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 3.5 cm, 1.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Cheap or rapid or convenient road transport for man and goods is one of the most important of all contributions to national comfort and prosperity.' An early evangelist for the automobile, William Worby Beaumont (1848–1929) drew on his engineering background to produce the first volume of this work in 1900, when motor vehicles were still relatively new to British roads. Rapid developments in the automotive industry prompted the publication of a second volume in 1906. Replete with technical drawings and photographs, the work describes in great detail the design, construction and operation of the earliest motor vehicles, including those powered by steam, electricity and fuels derived from oil. Volume 1 traces the development of the automobile, from various attempts to produce steam vehicles light enough to run on roads through to the advances of Daimler and Benz. It also includes an overview of attempts to harness electrical power to propel road vehicles.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Design, construction and working of early steam road vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 2. The intermediate period\u003cbr\u003e 3. Power and frictional losses\u003cbr\u003e 4. Road resistances\u003cbr\u003e 5. Resistance due to gravity and power required\u003cbr\u003e 6. Air and wind resistance\u003cbr\u003e 7. The modern period and modern motor\u003cbr\u003e 8. Recent high speed long distance petrol motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 9. Recent high speed long distance petrol motor vehicles (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mors motor carriage and motor\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Gobron-Brillié motor carriage\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Cannstadt-Daimler motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Vallée, Delahaye, Crowden and other cars\u003cbr\u003e 14. Modern light petrol motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 15. Petrol motor cycles\u003cbr\u003e 16. Carburettors\u003cbr\u003e 17. Motor cars with petroleum motors\u003cbr\u003e 18. Cylinder cooling and water coolers\u003cbr\u003e 19. Some motor vehicle components\u003cbr\u003e 20. Electric ignition and ignition apparatus\u003cbr\u003e 21. Petrol motor vehicle performance and mechanical efficiency\u003cbr\u003e 22. Electric motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Electric Vehicle Company's electric cabs and broughams\u003cbr\u003e 24. Modern and recent steam vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 25. Some Serpollet steam vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 26. Some American light steam carriages\u003cbr\u003e 27. American steam vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 28. Heavy motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Liquid Fuel Engineering Company's 'Lifu' vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 30. Heavy steam vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 31. Heavy steam vehicles (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 32. Heavy steam vehicles (cont.)\u003cbr\u003e 33. On brakes\u003cbr\u003e 34. Concerning vibration, balancing, and balanced motors\u003cbr\u003e 35. Pivoted steering axles\u003cbr\u003e 36. The popular and commercial uses and cost of working motor vehicles\u003cbr\u003e 37. The 1896 act and the Local Government Board regulations\u003cbr\u003e 38. Tyres\u003cbr\u003e 39. Miscellaneous\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266169917720,"sku":"9781108070607","price":58.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108070607i_f2323bce-13e3-45bc-a02c-b608ff29ec0e.jpg?v=1696748828","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/motor-vehicles-and-motors-their-design-construction-and-working-by-steam-oil-and-electricity-paperback-9781108070607","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}