Weyher-Richemond steam engine, 19th century. Illustration of a compound steam engine from the Weyher-Richemond company of Paris, France. This illustra

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Weyher-Richemond steam engine, 19th century. Illustration of a compound steam engine from the Weyher-Richemond company of Paris, France. This illustration shows the frame and the foundations. The company was founded by French industrialists Charles Weyher and Pierre Richemond. Artwork from 'Chaudieres et Machines a Vapeur' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913), part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier.

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