James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 42
... Robison entered into conversation with him . Expecting to find only a workman , he was surprised to find a philosopher . Says Robison : I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favorite study ( mathematical and ...
... Robison entered into conversation with him . Expecting to find only a workman , he was surprised to find a philosopher . Says Robison : I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favorite study ( mathematical and ...
Page 45
... Robison had called his attention , Robison being then in his twentieth year , Watt three years older . Robison's idea was that steam might be applied to wheel carriages . Watt admitted his ignorance of steam then . Nevertheless , he ...
... Robison had called his attention , Robison being then in his twentieth year , Watt three years older . Robison's idea was that steam might be applied to wheel carriages . Watt admitted his ignorance of steam then . Nevertheless , he ...
Page 47
... Robison , " was to him the begin- ning of a new and serious study , and I knew he would " " not quit it until he had either discovered its worthless- ness or had made something of it . " The difficulty here was serious . Books were ...
... Robison , " was to him the begin- ning of a new and serious study , and I knew he would " " not quit it until he had either discovered its worthless- ness or had made something of it . " The difficulty here was serious . Books were ...
Page 77
... have been accomplished . Smiles prob- ably founded his remark upon her words to Robison : " Jamie ( Watt ) is a queer lad , and , without the Doctor 66 “ ( her husband ) , his invention would have PARTNERSHIP WITH ROEBUCK 77.
... have been accomplished . Smiles prob- ably founded his remark upon her words to Robison : " Jamie ( Watt ) is a queer lad , and , without the Doctor 66 “ ( her husband ) , his invention would have PARTNERSHIP WITH ROEBUCK 77.
Page 94
... Robison visited Soho , which was a magnet that attracted the scientists in those days . Boulton told him that he had stopped work upon his proposed pumping engine . " I would necessarily avail myself of " what I learned from Mr. Watt's ...
... Robison visited Soho , which was a magnet that attracted the scientists in those days . Boulton told him that he had stopped work upon his proposed pumping engine . " I would necessarily avail myself of " what I learned from Mr. Watt's ...
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