James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... Boulton Partnership 87 · VI . Removal to Birmingham 121 VII . Second Patent 157 VIII . The Record of the Steam Engine 195 IX . Watt in Old Age 213 X. Watt , the Inventor and Discoverer 223 XI . Watt , the Man 233 Childhood and Youth ...
... Boulton Partnership 87 · VI . Removal to Birmingham 121 VII . Second Patent 157 VIII . The Record of the Steam Engine 195 IX . Watt in Old Age 213 X. Watt , the Inventor and Discoverer 223 XI . Watt , the Man 233 Childhood and Youth ...
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... Watt was no man of affairs . Business was distasteful to him . As he once wrote his partner , Boulton , he " would rather face a " loaded cannon than settle a disputed account or " make a bargain . Monetary matters were his special ...
... Watt was no man of affairs . Business was distasteful to him . As he once wrote his partner , Boulton , he " would rather face a " loaded cannon than settle a disputed account or " make a bargain . Monetary matters were his special ...
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... Watt , who continued to act as engineer for the Monkland Canal . While Watt was acting as engineer for this ( 1770-72 ) , Dr. Small wrote him that he and Boulton had been talking of moving canal boats by the steam engine on the high ...
... Watt , who continued to act as engineer for the Monkland Canal . While Watt was acting as engineer for this ( 1770-72 ) , Dr. Small wrote him that he and Boulton had been talking of moving canal boats by the steam engine on the high ...
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... a time quite beyond his power . He could do all that man could do , " who could do more is none . " The light of his life had gone out . Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored 84 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... a time quite beyond his power . He could do all that man could do , " who could do more is none . " The light of his life had gone out . Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored 84 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
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Andrew Carnegie. Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored to himself.
Andrew Carnegie. Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored to himself.
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