India, steam communication with, [271]
K.
Kendal and Preston canal, speed of boats on, [209]
L.
Leeds and Selby railroad, [317]
Leicester and Swannington railroad, [317]
Leupold, his "Theatrum Machinarum," [116].
His engine described, [147]
Liquids converted into vapour by the application of heat, [27].
Difference of temperatures of, [35]
Liverpool and Manchester railroad, effects of the introduction of steam transport on, [152].
Want of experience in the construction of the engines, [154].
Proceedings of the directors, [167].
Premium offered by them for the best engine, [169].
Experiments made on, [183].
Passengers the chief source of profit to the proprietors, [204]
Liverpool and London, supposed advantages from the connexion of these places by railroad, [206]