TY - BOOK AU - Hannavy,John TI - THE GOVERNOR : : CONTROLLING THE POWER OF STEAM MACHINES / SN - 9781399090889 U1 - 621.197 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Barnsley : PB - Pen and Sword Transport, KW - Governors (Steam-engine) N2 - THE FIRST BOOK TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE CENTRIFUGAL GOVERNOR -AN EARLY ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 200 PHOTOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS, PLANS AND DIAGRAMSFROM CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS' FIRST ESSAYS ON CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IN 1673, THE BOOK SPANS MORE THAN 250 YEARS OF THE SPINNING BALLS' ER -