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Were there any designs for rotary steam engines?

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You've got your concepts all wrong. A Wankel Rotary engine is an internal combustion engine. read more

If you look at any book about James Watt, you will see that he was keen on rotary engines or 'steam wheels' at one time. Mentioned in a letter in 1766 and his 1769 patent, and one made and working at Soho works in 1774. read more

The first Hornblower rotary engine (for there were two) was the most complex design so far. Jonathan Carter Hornblower (born Chacewater, July 5, 1753; died Penryn, February 23, 1815) was a Cornish pioneer of steam power, the son of Jonathan Hornblower and brother of Jabez Carter Hornblower, two other steam pioneers. read more

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