James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 89
... Soho works arose in 1762 . The spirit in which Boulton pursued business is re- vealed in a letter to his partner at Soho from London . " The prejudice that Birmingham hath so justly estab- ' lished against itself makes every fault ...
... Soho works arose in 1762 . The spirit in which Boulton pursued business is re- vealed in a letter to his partner at Soho from London . " The prejudice that Birmingham hath so justly estab- ' lished against itself makes every fault ...
Page 90
... Soho works soon became famous and one of the show places of the country ; princes , philosophers , poets , authors and merchants from foreign lands visited them and were hospitably received by Boulton . He was besieged with requests to ...
... Soho works soon became famous and one of the show places of the country ; princes , philosophers , poets , authors and merchants from foreign lands visited them and were hospitably received by Boulton . He was besieged with requests to ...
Page 91
... Soho . He wrote to a friend , " The enormous expense of the " horsepower " ( it was also irregular and sometimes failed ) " put me upon thinking of turning the mill " by fire . I made many fruitless experiments on the 66 subject ...
... Soho . He wrote to a friend , " The enormous expense of the " horsepower " ( it was also irregular and sometimes failed ) " put me upon thinking of turning the mill " by fire . I made many fruitless experiments on the 66 subject ...
Page 93
... Soho . This he did , on his return from a visit to London concerning the patent . Boul- ton was not at home , but his intimate friend , Dr. Small , then residing at Birmingham , a scientist and philosopher , whom Franklin had ...
... Soho . This he did , on his return from a visit to London concerning the patent . Boul- ton was not at home , but his intimate friend , Dr. Small , then residing at Birmingham , a scientist and philosopher , whom Franklin had ...
Page 94
... 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 conversation ...
... 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 conversation ...
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