James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... becoming one of its first citizens . Before his death he had established a considerable business in odds and ends , such as repair- ing and provisioning ships ; repairing instruments of navigation , compasses , quadrants , etc. , always ...
... becoming one of its first citizens . Before his death he had established a considerable business in odds and ends , such as repair- ing and provisioning ships ; repairing instruments of navigation , compasses , quadrants , etc. , always ...
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... become , and how , cannot be forecast until we know what his mother is , who is to him nurse , servant , governess , teacher and saint , all in one . We must look to the Watt women as carefully as to the men ; and these fortunately we ...
... become , and how , cannot be forecast until we know what his mother is , who is to him nurse , servant , governess , teacher and saint , all in one . We must look to the Watt women as carefully as to the men ; and these fortunately we ...
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... become part of yourself and remain in the core of your being to the end , hallowing and elevating your life with ever - increasing power ? Not at the grammar school we trow . No school but one can instil that , where rules the one best ...
... become part of yourself and remain in the core of your being to the end , hallowing and elevating your life with ever - increasing power ? Not at the grammar school we trow . No school but one can instil that , where rules the one best ...
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... become no one could so far predict , but his associates expected something great from one who had so deeply impressed them . Robison ( afterwards Professor of natural history in Edinburgh University ) , being nearer Watt's age than the ...
... become no one could so far predict , but his associates expected something great from one who had so deeply impressed them . Robison ( afterwards Professor of natural history in Edinburgh University ) , being nearer Watt's age than the ...
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Andrew Carnegie . 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 CHAPTER III CAPTURED BY STEAM The statement the hand becomes.
Andrew Carnegie . 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 CHAPTER III CAPTURED BY STEAM The statement the hand becomes.
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