The Introduction of Steam Power Technology into Sweden, 1715 - 1736
May 13, 2012
The steam engine came to Sweden as something of a paradox: both as a solution and at the same time a threat. It promised to meet industry’s need for mechanical energy, but it also threatened the limited resources of thermal energy. Part 1 is a study of this issue in Sweden as a whole during [...]
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Go-Betweens and Global Intelligence, 1770–1820
Simon Schaffer, Lissa Roberts, Kapil Raj, James Delbourgo, editors
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