1.2.2 Self-propelled cart
That’s why in the middle to the end of the 17th century, a self-moving carriage on steam traction was invented (an example diagram is shown in the Figure 1.1). Military engineer Nicolas Cugno, a French citizen, was the inventor of this miracle of engineering.
Figure 1.1 Self-moving carriage invented by Cugno.
This carriage moved slowly (its speed did not exceed 4 km/h) and required frequent stops for maintaining the water level in the boiler and the normal heating intensity. There was no horse, but it was dangerous to conduct war using such equipment. Attempts to create something similar were undertaken later, but not with such enthusiasm: the country had a need to conduct war here and now, and it was inappropriate to waste time on the development of revolutionary projects. However, the search for the ideal power unit did not stop for a minute.
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