Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… … Wikipedia
Steam power during the Industrial Revolution — See also the section on steam power in the main Industrial Revolution article During the Industrial Revolution, steam power replaced water power and muscle power (which often came from horses) as the primary source of power in use in industry.… … Wikipedia
Mills — This name is a medieval English or Scottish topographical surname, given originally to someone who lived near a mill, and is derived from the Middle English mille, milne , mill, a development of the Olde English pre 7th Century mylen(e) , itself… … Surnames reference
Murrays' Mills — Murray Mills redirects here. For the bishop, see Murray Mills (bishop). Murrays Mills New Mill in 2008, part of the Murrays Mills complex … Wikipedia
Timeline of steam power — See Steam engine, Steam power during the Industrial Revolution. Steam power developed slowly over a period of several hundred years, progressing through expensive and fairly limited devices in the early 1600s, to useful pumps for mining in 1700,… … Wikipedia
Derwent Valley Mills — Derwent Valley Mills * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country Unit … Wikipedia
Ocean Steam Navigation Company — Flagge der OSNC Die Ocean Steam Navigation Company (Deutsch etwa „Ozeanische Dampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft“), kurz OSNC oder auch Bremen Line genannt, war eine 1847 in New York mit US amerikanischem und deutschem … Deutsch Wikipedia
McConnel & Kennedy mills — McConnel and Kennedy Mills Location Ancoats [1] … Wikipedia
Portsmouth Block Mills — The Portsmouth Block Mills form part of the Portsmouth Dockyard at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and were built during the Napoleonic Wars to supply the British Royal Navy with pulley blocks. They started the age of mass production using all… … Wikipedia
List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts — The city of Fall River, Massachusetts once had over 100 cotton textile mills [1] and was the leading cotton textile center in the United States during the late 19th century and early 20th century. [2] There are currently approximately 63 mills… … Wikipedia
