Bibliography
Secondary Sources:
Bellis, Mary. About. In Steam Engines, The birth of mechanical power. Retrieved October 30, 2012, from
http://inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/a/Steam-Engines.htm
- This source tells about the history of the steam engine and how the engine works. It helped me to understand
why the steam engine has been so important.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
- This Book discusses the industrial Revolution, including its birth in England, its spread to Europe and America,
and its effects on society. It also contains some primary sources like reports from people of that time period.
Engeneering. How Things Work. How Rocket Engines Work.
Retrieved January 3, 2013, from http://www.chooseindia.com/engineering/how-rocket-engines-work.htm
- This source is about the improvements of the steam engine by James Watt. It helped me to see the
differences between Newcomen's and Watt's engine.
Factory powered by steam engines, picture
Retrieved January 28, 2013, from http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/sub_imglist.cfm?sub_id=97§ion_id=11
- This picture shows how a factory in the erarly 1800s looked like. It visualized the influence of the
industrial revolution.
Grace's Guide. British industrial History. Thomas Newcomen. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Newcomen
- This a biography of Thomas Newcomen. It is interesting to know how his life has been and how he
has been able to build the steam engine.
Geradrus Mercator to James Rumsey. How products are made. Thomas Newcomen Biography (1663-1729). Retrieved
December 12, 2012, from http://www.madehow.com/inventorbios/67/Thomas-Newcomen.html
- This article is about Thomas Newcomen. It also shows how the steam engine was developed.
Hobsbawm, Eric. The Age of Revolution (1960). Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCwatt.htm#source
- This quote is about the industrial revolution. It brings out how important the steam engine was.
Newcomen Atmospheric engine Animation
File:Newcomen atmospheric engine animation.gif. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved
November 10, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Newcomen_atmospheric_engine_animation.gif
- This is an animation of the Newcomen engine. It visualizes how the engine worked.
Rotary-motion Steam Engine Animation
File:Steam engine in action.gif From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 28, 2013 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_engine_in_action.gif
- This is an animation of Watts Steam Engine with rotary motion. It visualizes how the engine worked.
Second Steam Pipe Improvement
http://www.chooseindia.com/engineering/how-rocket-engines-work.htm
- This animation shows how the second pipe worked. It helped me to become aware of the improvement.
Spartacus Eductional. James Watt: Biography. Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCwatt.htm#source
- This website includes a biography about James Watt. It is also about Watt's marketing.
Start your engines. ThinkQuest. History of the Steam Engine after James Watt. Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_loks1.php3
- This article is about the History of the Steam Engine after James Watt. It also tells about the
developement of steam locomotives.
Steam Locomotive image
Retrieved January 28, 2013, from http://period2janeausten.wikispaces.com/Technological+Advancements
- This is an image of a steam locomotieve from the 1800s. It shows me how the locomotives might looked like.
Trueman, Chris BA (Hons), MA. History Learning Site. In Coal Mines in the Industrial Revolution. Retrieved October
29,2012, from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/coal_mines_industrial_revolution.htm
- This article is about coal mining during the industrial revolution. It was very dangerous and shows
some disadvantages about the steam engine.
Trueman, Chris BA (Hons), MA. History Learning Site. In James Watt. Retrieved October 30, 2012, from
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/james_watt.htm
- This source is about James Watt and how he improved the steam engine. It is also about its marketing.
Whipps, Heather. Live Science. In How the Steam Engine Changed the World. Published June 16, 2008, Retrieved
October 9, 2012, from http://www.livescience.com/2612-steam-engine-changed-world.html
- Brief summary of how the steam engine was used. This source showed how important the steam engine
in the industrial revolution was and how it developed.
Primary Sources:
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
Machines and Textiles.
William Radcliffe, mill owner. Reprinted in English Economic History: Select Documents, edited by
Alfred E. Bland et al.
- This text describes the changes that came to the textile industry in the early years of the industrial revolution.
The steam engine is one of the reasons for the changes.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
The Watt Patent.
Eric Robinson and Albert E. Musson. Reprinted in James Watt and the Steam Revlution.
- This source contains the patent which James Watt was granted in 1769 for his improved steam-engine design.
It says that Watt is the first and true Inventor thereof and may have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit,
and advantage arising by reason of his said invention.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
Quote from James Watt.
Quoted in Burke, The Day the Universe Changed, p. 189
- James Watt explained why the steam engine has been so inefficient and how it could be improved.
This quote helped me to understand why the improvement has been necessary.
Figure 2: The Watt Engine
Collective Invention during the British Industrial Revolution: The Case of the Cornish Pumping Engine.
Alessandro Nuvolari (ECIS). Dickinson (1938) p. 67. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.druid.dk/conferences/winter2001/paper-winter/Paper/nuvolari.pdf
- This picture shows a sketch of Watt's engine. It helped me to see the difference between Newcomen's
and Watt's engine.
Industrial Revolution: Primary Sources, ©2003 Gale Cengage. Excerpt from The Miner's Friend or An Engine to Raise
Water by Fire. Published in 1702. Retrieved October 29, 2012 from
http://www.enotes.com/industrial-revolution-primary-sources/thomas-savery
- This is a Quote from a miner of the 18th century. He tells us how useful the steam engines in the mines were.
locomotieve
Retrieved January 8, 2013, from http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_loks1.php3
- This is a sketch of the first steam locomotive. It relates to the steam engine.
Photograph of "Fairbottom Bobs" (Newcomen Engine)
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/fairbottombobs.htm
- It is an picture of the Newcomen engine "Fairbottom Bobs". It's one of the few reminding engines from that time.
Picture of James Watt
Magnet Lap. James Watt (1736-1819). Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/pioneers/watt.html
- This is a sketch of James Watt. It gives me a idea of how he looked like.
Picture of James Watt
Retrieved January 7, 2013, from http://projekte.geschichte.uni-freiburg.de/neutatz/automobile/Erfindung%20und%20Verbreitung%20des%20Automobils/vorlaeufer.html
- It is an picture of James Watt. It helped me to visualize how he might looked like.
Picture of Thomas Newcomen
Retrieved January 7, 2013, from http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famousbrits.php?id=2817
- It is an picture of Thomas Newcomen. It helped me to visualize how he might looked like.
Bellis, Mary. About. In Steam Engines, The birth of mechanical power. Retrieved October 30, 2012, from
http://inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/a/Steam-Engines.htm
- This source tells about the history of the steam engine and how the engine works. It helped me to understand
why the steam engine has been so important.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
- This Book discusses the industrial Revolution, including its birth in England, its spread to Europe and America,
and its effects on society. It also contains some primary sources like reports from people of that time period.
Engeneering. How Things Work. How Rocket Engines Work.
Retrieved January 3, 2013, from http://www.chooseindia.com/engineering/how-rocket-engines-work.htm
- This source is about the improvements of the steam engine by James Watt. It helped me to see the
differences between Newcomen's and Watt's engine.
Factory powered by steam engines, picture
Retrieved January 28, 2013, from http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/sub_imglist.cfm?sub_id=97§ion_id=11
- This picture shows how a factory in the erarly 1800s looked like. It visualized the influence of the
industrial revolution.
Grace's Guide. British industrial History. Thomas Newcomen. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Newcomen
- This a biography of Thomas Newcomen. It is interesting to know how his life has been and how he
has been able to build the steam engine.
Geradrus Mercator to James Rumsey. How products are made. Thomas Newcomen Biography (1663-1729). Retrieved
December 12, 2012, from http://www.madehow.com/inventorbios/67/Thomas-Newcomen.html
- This article is about Thomas Newcomen. It also shows how the steam engine was developed.
Hobsbawm, Eric. The Age of Revolution (1960). Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCwatt.htm#source
- This quote is about the industrial revolution. It brings out how important the steam engine was.
Newcomen Atmospheric engine Animation
File:Newcomen atmospheric engine animation.gif. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved
November 10, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Newcomen_atmospheric_engine_animation.gif
- This is an animation of the Newcomen engine. It visualizes how the engine worked.
Rotary-motion Steam Engine Animation
File:Steam engine in action.gif From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 28, 2013 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_engine_in_action.gif
- This is an animation of Watts Steam Engine with rotary motion. It visualizes how the engine worked.
Second Steam Pipe Improvement
http://www.chooseindia.com/engineering/how-rocket-engines-work.htm
- This animation shows how the second pipe worked. It helped me to become aware of the improvement.
Spartacus Eductional. James Watt: Biography. Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SCwatt.htm#source
- This website includes a biography about James Watt. It is also about Watt's marketing.
Start your engines. ThinkQuest. History of the Steam Engine after James Watt. Retrieved January 8, 2013, from
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_loks1.php3
- This article is about the History of the Steam Engine after James Watt. It also tells about the
developement of steam locomotives.
Steam Locomotive image
Retrieved January 28, 2013, from http://period2janeausten.wikispaces.com/Technological+Advancements
- This is an image of a steam locomotieve from the 1800s. It shows me how the locomotives might looked like.
Trueman, Chris BA (Hons), MA. History Learning Site. In Coal Mines in the Industrial Revolution. Retrieved October
29,2012, from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/coal_mines_industrial_revolution.htm
- This article is about coal mining during the industrial revolution. It was very dangerous and shows
some disadvantages about the steam engine.
Trueman, Chris BA (Hons), MA. History Learning Site. In James Watt. Retrieved October 30, 2012, from
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/james_watt.htm
- This source is about James Watt and how he improved the steam engine. It is also about its marketing.
Whipps, Heather. Live Science. In How the Steam Engine Changed the World. Published June 16, 2008, Retrieved
October 9, 2012, from http://www.livescience.com/2612-steam-engine-changed-world.html
- Brief summary of how the steam engine was used. This source showed how important the steam engine
in the industrial revolution was and how it developed.
Primary Sources:
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
Machines and Textiles.
William Radcliffe, mill owner. Reprinted in English Economic History: Select Documents, edited by
Alfred E. Bland et al.
- This text describes the changes that came to the textile industry in the early years of the industrial revolution.
The steam engine is one of the reasons for the changes.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
The Watt Patent.
Eric Robinson and Albert E. Musson. Reprinted in James Watt and the Steam Revlution.
- This source contains the patent which James Watt was granted in 1769 for his improved steam-engine design.
It says that Watt is the first and true Inventor thereof and may have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit,
and advantage arising by reason of his said invention.
Corrick, James A. World History Series, The Industrial Revolution. ISBN 1-56006-318-1, copyright 1998 by Lucent Books.
Quote from James Watt.
Quoted in Burke, The Day the Universe Changed, p. 189
- James Watt explained why the steam engine has been so inefficient and how it could be improved.
This quote helped me to understand why the improvement has been necessary.
Figure 2: The Watt Engine
Collective Invention during the British Industrial Revolution: The Case of the Cornish Pumping Engine.
Alessandro Nuvolari (ECIS). Dickinson (1938) p. 67. Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.druid.dk/conferences/winter2001/paper-winter/Paper/nuvolari.pdf
- This picture shows a sketch of Watt's engine. It helped me to see the difference between Newcomen's
and Watt's engine.
Industrial Revolution: Primary Sources, ©2003 Gale Cengage. Excerpt from The Miner's Friend or An Engine to Raise
Water by Fire. Published in 1702. Retrieved October 29, 2012 from
http://www.enotes.com/industrial-revolution-primary-sources/thomas-savery
- This is a Quote from a miner of the 18th century. He tells us how useful the steam engines in the mines were.
locomotieve
Retrieved January 8, 2013, from http://library.thinkquest.org/C006011/english/sites/steam_loks1.php3
- This is a sketch of the first steam locomotive. It relates to the steam engine.
Photograph of "Fairbottom Bobs" (Newcomen Engine)
http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/history/fairbottombobs.htm
- It is an picture of the Newcomen engine "Fairbottom Bobs". It's one of the few reminding engines from that time.
Picture of James Watt
Magnet Lap. James Watt (1736-1819). Retrieved January 3, 2013, from
http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/pioneers/watt.html
- This is a sketch of James Watt. It gives me a idea of how he looked like.
Picture of James Watt
Retrieved January 7, 2013, from http://projekte.geschichte.uni-freiburg.de/neutatz/automobile/Erfindung%20und%20Verbreitung%20des%20Automobils/vorlaeufer.html
- It is an picture of James Watt. It helped me to visualize how he might looked like.
Picture of Thomas Newcomen
Retrieved January 7, 2013, from http://www.information-britain.co.uk/famousbrits.php?id=2817
- It is an picture of Thomas Newcomen. It helped me to visualize how he might looked like.
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