[35] I have followed up Mr. Trewby’s hint, and find that more than one quality of scrim is made. The best, made entirely of flax, costs rather more than the 2¼d. stated in the estimate, but it is the cheapest practically. The best I have seen is that used in the Houses of Parliament.
[36] Watt’s own figure for the latent heat of steam at 212° was 950°, but I adopt that which is now generally accepted.
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