piston

object, machine, apparatus, tool, technical instrument

A moving component of a machine enclosed in a cylinder.

Its movement causes a change in the volume within the cylinder.

Traveljournal 1825–1827

Father and son visit the Woolwich Arsenal, 26 September 1827
Perkins demonstrates the high pressure steam engine, 27 September 1827

Traveljournal 1845

Fischer and his nephew Winz visit the Polytechnical Institution, 25 July 1845

Traveljournal 1846

Fischer inspects the atmospheric railway, 22 October 1846

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Cite as: piston. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8951, viewed on 7 June 2025.