Pyroscaphe
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- Claude-François-DorothĂ©e, marquis de Jouffroy dâAbbans
âŠRiver near Lyon in his Pyroscaphe, the first really successful steamboat.
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shipEarly examplesThis larger boat, the Pyroscaphe, was propelled by two paddle wheels, substituted for the two âduckâs feetâ used in the previous trial. The trial took place on the gentle river SaĂŽne at Lyon, where the overburdened boat of 327,000 pounds moved against the current for some 15 minutes beforeâŠ
Read MoreThis larger boat, the Pyroscaphe, was propelled by two paddle wheels, substituted for the two âduckâs feetâ used in the previous trial. The trial took place on the gentle river SaĂŽne at Lyon, where the overburdened boat of 327,000 pounds moved against the current for some 15 minutes beforeâŠ
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