James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 148
... Argand of the Argand burner upon the sub- ject and for a long time Watt lamps were made at the Soho works , which gave a light surpassing in steadiness and brilliance anything of the kind that had yet ap- peared . He gives four plans ...
... Argand of the Argand burner upon the sub- ject and for a long time Watt lamps were made at the Soho works , which gave a light surpassing in steadiness and brilliance anything of the kind that had yet ap- peared . He gives four plans ...
Page 190
... Argand burner fully upon the subject in August , 1787 , and constructed some lamps which proved great successes . The following year he invented an instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids , which was generally ...
... Argand burner fully upon the subject in August , 1787 , and constructed some lamps which proved great successes . The following year he invented an instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids , which was generally ...
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