James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... became a man of position and influence in the com- munity , and was universally esteemed . Prosperity at- tended him until after the birth of his famous son . The loss of a valuable ship , succeeded by other mis- fortunes , swept away ...
... became a man of position and influence in the com- munity , and was universally esteemed . Prosperity at- tended him until after the birth of his famous son . The loss of a valuable ship , succeeded by other mis- fortunes , swept away ...
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... became a daughter of her house , Muirhead of Lachop . Here , then , we have existing in the quiet village of Greenock in 1736 , unknown of men , all the favorable conditions , the ideal soil , from which might be expected to appear such ...
... became a daughter of her house , Muirhead of Lachop . Here , then , we have existing in the quiet village of Greenock in 1736 , unknown of men , all the favorable conditions , the ideal soil , from which might be expected to appear such ...
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... became noted in after life . He was rated as a backward scholar at school , and his education was considered very much neglected . Let it not be thought , however , that the lad was not being educated in some very important departments ...
... became noted in after life . He was rated as a backward scholar at school , and his education was considered very much neglected . Let it not be thought , however , that the lad was not being educated in some very important departments ...
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... became a common saying among them . The most complicated work seemed to come naturally to him . One model after another was produced to the wonder and delight of his older fellow- workmen . Jamie was the pride of the shop , CHILDHOOD ...
... became a common saying among them . The most complicated work seemed to come naturally to him . One model after another was produced to the wonder and delight of his older fellow- workmen . Jamie was the pride of the shop , CHILDHOOD ...
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... became a fascinating study . Long hours were often spent , lying on his back in a grove near his home , studying the stars by night and the clouds by day . Watt met his first irreparable loss in 1753 , when his mother suddenly died ...
... became a fascinating study . Long hours were often spent , lying on his back in a grove near his home , studying the stars by night and the clouds by day . Watt met his first irreparable loss in 1753 , when his mother suddenly died ...
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