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Thomas Newcomen

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Thomas Newcomen: Media

British engineer and inventor

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Newcomen steam engine

Newcomen steam engine

Newcomen steam engine, 1747.

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model of Newcomen steam engine

model of Newcomen steam engine

Model of a Newcomen steam engine, 1856.

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