Steam engine valve, 19th century. Illustration of vertical (top) and horizontal (bottom) sections through valves and pistons from a steam engine. This

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Steam engine valve, 19th century. Illustration of vertical (top) and horizontal (bottom) sections through valves and pistons from a steam engine. This valve was designed by the Farcot engineering company, founded by French engineer Marie-Joseph Farcot, with most of the later designs by his son Joseph Farcot (1824-1908). 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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