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Rev Robert Stirling D D
Rev Robert Stirling D.D. - Sier
Here is probably the only biography about the inventor of the Stirling engine. This unique individual was born into a family of famous engineers and some clergy. In fact, Robert was both. Eight days after his ordination he filed his first patent for what has now become known as the Stirling Engine. In many ways his invention was ahead of his time. Because of the many advantages over the internal combustion engine there is renewed interest in the Stirling Engine today. Because it is an external combustion engine it can use virtually any heat source.
Three part book, the first being a "biography" of Robert Stirling and his brother James, the second part covering the development of the early air engines up to 1845, followed by various patents and historical papers. As the author says, very little detail is known of Robert Stirling's personal life, and much of the first section is drawn from University and Church of Scotland records. A lot of technical information for the hot air engine enthusiast in the second section. 189 illustrated and hardbound pages. Mair
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