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duties. What were left of them became 

 the equivalent of the present-day tramp 

 steamer. 



A public-spirited Cornishman has 

 brought back the famous clipper, called 

 the Cutty Sark, from foreigners, and is 

 intending to let her end her days in 

 Falmouth Harbour, rigged as she was 

 in her prime. 



Now we must briefly tell of the way in 

 which the steam engine progressed to the 

 point of being ready for the work on the sea. 



We should have to go right back into 

 the very distant past to get at the source 

 of the steam engine, but it is very inter- 

 esting to learn that the modern steam 

 turbine, which plays such a leading part 

 in the present-day speedy vessel, is a direct 

 descendant of the curious little model 

 made by Hero of Alexandria, about 2,000 

 years ago. 



Then we have the experiments of 

 hosts of well-known men, such as Papin, 

 Newcomen, Savery, and Worcester, who 



