text_original: I was thinking upon the engine and about how to save the heat in the cylinder, when the idea came into my mind that steam was an elastic body and would run into a vacuum. If connection was made between the cylinder l6 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER and a tank from which the air had been pumped, the steam would pass into the empty tank and might there be condensed without cooling the cylinder. I then saw that I must get rid of the condensed steam and of the water used in condensing it. It occurred to me this could be done by using pumps.
text_transcription: I WAS THINKING UPON THE ENGINE AND ABOUT HOW TO SAVE THE HEAT IN THE CYLINDER WHEN THE IDEA CAME INTO MY MIND THAT STEAM WAS AN ELASTIC BODY AND WOULD RUN INTO A VACUUM IF CONNECTION WAS MADE BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND A TANK FROM WHICH THE AIR HAD BEEN PUMPED THE STEAM WOULD PASS INTO THE EMPTY TANK AND MIGHT THERE BE CONDENSED WITHOUT COOLING THE CYLINDER I THEN SAW THAT I MUST GET RID OF THE CONDENSED STEAM AND OF THE WATER USED IN CONDENSING IT IT OCCURRED TO ME THIS COULD BE DONE BY USING PUMPS
phonemes: aɪ wʌz θˈɪŋkɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn ænd ɐbˌaʊt hˌaʊ tə sˈeɪv ðə hˈiːt ɪnðə sˈɪlɪndɚ, wˌɛn ðɪ aɪdˈiə kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ maɪ mˈaɪnd ðæt stˈiːm wʌz ɐn ᵻlˈæstɪk bˈɑːdi ænd wʊd ɹˈʌn ˌɪntʊ ɐ vˈækjuːm. ɪf kənˈɛkʃən wʌz mˌeɪd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɪlɪndɚɹ ˈɛl sˈɪks ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ ænd ɐ tˈæŋk fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɛɹ hɐdbɪn pˈʌmpt, ðə stˈiːm wʊd pˈæs ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈɛmpti tˈæŋk ænd mˌaɪt ðɛɹbˈiː kəndˈɛnst wɪðˌaʊt kˈuːlɪŋ ðə sˈɪlɪndɚ. aɪ ðˈɛn sˈɔː ðæt aɪ mˈʌst ɡɛt ɹˈɪd ʌvðə kəndˈɛnst stˈiːm ænd ʌvðə wˈɔːɾɚ jˈuːzd ɪn kəndˈɛnsɪŋ ɪt. ɪɾ əkˈɜːd tə mˌiː ðɪs kʊd biː dˈʌn baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ pˈʌmps.