Steam Engine - Part 4

The other sources of power used for transportation and industry in 1860 were wind and water, but steam had advantages over these that were transforming various aspects of daily life. Wind provided the means by which large cargoes could be transported along the coast and across the ocean at relatively little cost. Indeed, until the advent of steam vessels provided an alternative and faster means of transportation afloat, the wind, the weather and the tide largely determined the duration of the...