James WattDoubleday, Page, 1905 - 241 pages |
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... young , in pursuance of that invaluable injunction of John Knox , " that no father , of what estate or condi- " tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own " fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be 66 ...
... young , in pursuance of that invaluable injunction of John Knox , " that no father , of what estate or condi- " tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own " fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be 66 ...
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... young Parlia- mentarian , of whom great things are predicted already , is to be credited equally to the recent infusion into the Cecil family of the entirely new blood of two successive brides , daughters of commoners who made their own ...
... young Parlia- mentarian , of whom great things are predicted already , is to be credited equally to the recent infusion into the Cecil family of the entirely new blood of two successive brides , daughters of commoners who made their own ...
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... young mind was absorbing , though its acquisitions did not count in the school records . Much is revealed of his musings and inward development in the account of a visit which he paid to his grandmother Muirhead in Glasgow , when it was ...
... young mind was absorbing , though its acquisitions did not count in the school records . Much is revealed of his musings and inward development in the account of a visit which he paid to his grandmother Muirhead in Glasgow , when it was ...
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... young Watt soon revealed such wonderful manual dexterity , and could do such astonishing things , that the verdict of one of the workmen , " Jamie has a " fortune at his finger - ends , " became a common saying among them . The most ...
... young Watt soon revealed such wonderful manual dexterity , and could do such astonishing things , that the verdict of one of the workmen , " Jamie has a " fortune at his finger - ends , " became a common saying among them . The most ...
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... young men . There was never room for any question of choice with young Watt . The occupation had chosen him , as is the case with genius . " Talent does " what it can , genius what it must . " When the goddess lays her hand upon a ...
... young men . There was never room for any question of choice with young Watt . The occupation had chosen him , as is the case with genius . " Talent does " what it can , genius what it must . " When the goddess lays her hand upon a ...
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Page 241 - ... which wait for no man, and of sailing without that wind which defied the commands and threats of Xerxes himself. This potent commander of the elements...
Page 224 - ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS COUNTRY INCREASED THE POWER OF MAN AND ROSE TO AN EMINENT PLACE AMONG THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS FOLLOWERS OF SCIENCE AND THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD BORN AT GREENOCK MDCCXXXVI DIED AT HEATHFIELD IN STAFFORDSHIRE MDCCCXIX NOTES (1) MS.
Page 239 - ... instructive in no ordinary degree ; but it was, if possible, still more pleasing than wise, and had all the charms of familiarity, with all the substantial treasures of knowledge. No man could be more social in his spirit, less assuming or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. He rather liked to talk, at least in his latter years ; but though he took a considerable share of the conversation, he rarely suggested the topics on which it was to turn,...
Page 241 - ... his happiest days. His friends in this part of the country never saw him more full of intellectual vigour and colloquial animation, never more delightful or more instructive, than in his last visit to Scotland in autumn, 1817. Indeed, it was after that time that he applied himself, with all the ardour of early life, to the invention of a machine for mechanically copying all sorts of sculpture and statuary, and distributed among his friends some of its earliest performances, as the productions...
Page 231 - It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in. the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Page 60 - I must get rid of the condensed steam and injection-water if I used a jet as in Newcomen's engine. Two ways of doing this occurred to me. First, the water might be run off by a descending pipe, if an offlet could be got at the depth of thirtyfive or thirty-six feet, and any air might be extracted by a small pump.
Page 46 - Mr. Watt. I saw a workman, and expected no more ; but was surprised to find a philosopher, as young as myself, and always ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior.