05616nam 2200469 450 991074248290332120230915041734.03-031-27362-1(MiAaPQ)EBC30723346(Au-PeEL)EBL30723346(EXLCZ)992810403300004120230915d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 A Study on Technological Diffusion /Haris KitsikopoulosFirst edition.Cham, Switzerland :Springer,[2023]©20231 online resource (373 pages)Contributions to Economics SeriesPrint version: Kitsikopoulos, Haris An Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-1870 Cham : Springer,c2023 9783031273612 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: 1774-1800 -- Chapter 1: The Extent of Steam Power Diffusion in Britain, 1774-1800: A Revision -- 1.1 Aggregate Figures -- 1.2 Regional and Sectoral Trends -- 1.3 The Relative Degree of Diffusion: An Assessment -- Appendix 1.1: Data Augmentation Techniques and Logistic/Gompertz Testing -- Models -- Motivation for and Explanation of the Vuong Test -- Data Augmentation and Testing Methodology -- Results: Aggregate Horsepower Diffusion -- Appendix 1.2: Structural Change Evaluation -- References -- Chapter 2: Engineering Skills and the Efficiency of Steam Engines During Watt´s Patent -- 2.1 Design Innovations -- 2.2 Engineering Shops and Engine Erectors -- 2.3 Soho´s Production and Marketing Profiles -- 2.4 The Improvement of Engineering Skills: A Quantitative Assessment -- 2.5 The Evolution of Engineering Skills: The Role of Millwrights and the Scientific Revolution -- Appendix 2.1: Data on Duties and Fuel Rates (Table 2.2) -- Appendix 2.2: Deviations of Actual Fuel Rates from ``Ideal´´ Figures -- References -- Chapter 3: The Annual Cost of Watt vs. Newcomen Engines During the Duration of Watt´s Patent and the Threshold Price of Coal -- 3.1 The Cost of Watt Engines -- 3.2 The Cost of Newcomen Engines -- 3.3 The Threshold Price of Coal: A Reconsideration -- Appendix 3.1: Retail Prices of B &amp -- W Engines -- Appendix 3.2: A Note on Accounting Standards -- References -- Chapter 4: The Cost of Alternative Power Sources in the Late Eighteenth Century: A Comparative Perspective -- 4.1 Water Power -- 4.2 Horses, Wind, and Adits -- 4.3 The Cost of Various Power Sources: A Comparative Perspective -- References -- Part II: 1800-1870 -- Chapter 5: The Emergence of High-Pressure Cornish Engines: The Role of the Patent System and the Theory of Collective Invention.5.1 Technological Innovations in the Cornish Mining Industry -- 5.2 Cornish Innovations: The Role of Patents vs. Collective Invention -- References -- Chapter 6: The Evolution of Cornish Duties and the Expansion of the Engineering Industry -- 6.1 Duty Performance of Cornish Engines -- 6.2 Explaining the Behavior of Duty Figures -- 6.3 The Engineering Industry in Cornwall and Beyond -- References -- Chapter 7: Comparative Costs and the Diffusion of Steam and Water Power, 1800-1870 -- 7.1 Annual Operating Cost of Steam Engines -- 7.2 The Threshold Price of Coal -- 7.3 Comparative Costs of Steam vs. Water Power -- 7.4 Diffusion Statistics on Water and Steam Power -- Appendix 7.1: Retail Prices of Various Types of Engines (Table 7.5) -- Appendix 7.2: Fuel Rates of Various Types of Engines (Table 7.6) -- Appendix 7.3: Nineteenth-Century UK Coal Prices (Table 7.7) -- References -- Chapter 8: Steam Power in Transportation: Railways -- 8.1 Early Railways -- 8.2 An Interlude-Fixed Steam Engines -- 8.3 Railroads with Locomotives -- 8.4 Comparative Costs of Road and Canal Transportation -- 8.5 Relative Costs, Investment, and Diffusion Rates -- Appendix 8.1: Construction Costs of Early Railways -- Appendix 8.2: Fuel Rates of Locomotives per Ton per Mile -- Appendix 8.3: Fuel Rates of Locomotives per Train Mile -- References -- Chapter 9: Dead Ends in the History of Technology: The Case of Steam Cars -- 9.1 Historical Evolution: From Newton to Gurney -- 9.2 Historical Evolution: From Hancock to Defeat -- 9.3 The Economics of Steam Cars -- 9.4 The Economics of Stage Coaches -- 9.5 Hostile Attitudes and Discriminatory Tolls -- 9.6 A Critical Assessment of the Literature -- References -- Chapter 10: Epilogue -- Appendix: Useful Calculation Formulas and Coal Weights and Standards -- A.1 Calculation Formulas.A.1.1 Finding the hp of Watt Engines, with and Without Expansion -- A.1.2 Finding the hp of High-Pressure Engines -- A.1.3 Finding the hp of an Engine Which Has Been McNaughted -- A.1.4 Finding the Quantity of Coals Consumed by a Watt Engine -- A.1.5 Finding Fuel Consumption from Duty and the Reverse -- A.2 Coal Weights and Standards -- A.3 Evaporative Power of Coals -- References.Contributions to economics.Steam-enginesTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsSteam-engines.Technological innovationsEconomic aspects.621.1Kitsikopoulos Haris1425529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910742482903321An Economic History of British Steam Engines, 1774-18703555952UNINA