A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Charles Joseph Singer Clarendon Press, 1958 - 728 pages |
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Page 183
... Watt had begun practising as a civil engineer , and partly because Roebuck was becoming financially embarrassed . Watt had occasion to visit London on business , and on his return , furnished with introductions from friends , he called ...
... Watt had begun practising as a civil engineer , and partly because Roebuck was becoming financially embarrassed . Watt had occasion to visit London on business , and on his return , furnished with introductions from friends , he called ...
Page 185
... Watt , but was taken up by one of his workmen and patented in another name in 1780. The patent might have been contested , but the long - headed Watt , who himself held numerous patents , was too wise to become involved in litigation of ...
... Watt , but was taken up by one of his workmen and patented in another name in 1780. The patent might have been contested , but the long - headed Watt , who himself held numerous patents , was too wise to become involved in litigation of ...
Page 186
... Watt's first notion was to extend the piston - rod by a rack which would gear with a toothed arc on the end of the beam . This was a clumsy device , and in 1784 he patented his well known three - bar straight - line motion , which he ...
... Watt's first notion was to extend the piston - rod by a rack which would gear with a toothed arc on the end of the beam . This was a clumsy device , and in 1784 he patented his well known three - bar straight - line motion , which he ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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