
A depiction of mining engineering in 1580 showing mining capstans water jug art, which seems to give a depiction of the classic “how to get water out of mines problem”, the classic genius puzzle that eventually spurred the invention of the steam engine, and hence the science of thermodynamics (1850), a problem that would not be solved until the 1690 invention design of the Papin engine by French physicist Denis Papin. [1]

A depiction of mining engineering in 1580 showing mining capstans water jug art, which seems to give a depiction of the classic “how to get water out of mines problem”, the classic genius puzzle that eventually spurred the invention of the steam engine, and hence the science of thermodynamics (1850), a problem that would not be solved until the 1690 invention design of the Papin engine by French physicist Denis Papin. [1]

In science, engineering is the art of construction, design, and building based on mathematical and scientific principles.

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The following is a depiction of mining engineering in 1580 showing mining capstans water jug art, which seems to give a depiction of the classic “how to get water out of mines problem”, the classic genius puzzle that eventually spurred the invention of the steam engine, and hence the science of thermodynamics (1850), a problem that would not be solved until the 1690 invention design of the Papin engine by French physicist Denis Papin. [1]

The following is a depiction of the 1705 second reciprocating steam pump of Denis Papin: [1]

Second reciprocating steam pump of Denis Papin (1705)

The following is a depiction of the Newcomen engine in the Upper Silesia in 1786 (Friedrchsgrube Tarnowtiz): [1]

The following is a depiction of a single-acting steam engine by James Watt in 1793 at the Brine pumping station: [1]

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See also
● Chemical engineering thermodynamics
● Chemical engineering
● Electrical engineering
● Engine development timeline
● Engineering thermodynamics
● Human molecular engineering (see: two cultures department, 2013)
● Human engineering thermodynamics (see: Thims lectures, 2012)

References
1. Mining engineering in 1580 (German → English) – Pictokon.net.

Further reading
● Kirby, Richard. (1956). Engineering in History (co-authors: Sidney Withington, Arthur Darling, Frederick Kilgour) (pg. 42). Courier, 1990.

External links
● Engineering – Wikipedia.
● Top 50 engineering & technology universities (2012) – TimesHigherEducation.co.uk.