James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 19
... called himself an " optician " and sold and mended spectacles , repaired fiddles , tuned spinets , made fishing - rods and tackle , etc. Watt , as a devoted brother of the angle , was an adept at dress- ing trout and salmon flies , and ...
... called himself an " optician " and sold and mended spectacles , repaired fiddles , tuned spinets , made fishing - rods and tackle , etc. Watt , as a devoted brother of the angle , was an adept at dress- ing trout and salmon flies , and ...
Page 26
... called to Watt as it calls to every man who has his own way to make : " This is Collingtogle ford , “ And thou must keep thee with thy sword . " When the revelation first rushes upon a youth , hith- erto directed by his parents , that ...
... called to Watt as it calls to every man who has his own way to make : " This is Collingtogle ford , “ And thou must keep thee with thy sword . " When the revelation first rushes upon a youth , hith- erto directed by his parents , that ...
Page 31
... called upon by his superintendent to undertake the difficult job in emergencies , ranks high , and probably enjoys an hon- orable title , a pet name conferred by his shopmates . Men measure each other as correctly in the workshop as in ...
... called upon by his superintendent to undertake the difficult job in emergencies , ranks high , and probably enjoys an hon- orable title , a pet name conferred by his shopmates . Men measure each other as correctly in the workshop as in ...
Page 41
... called supe- riors did not quite see it in this light , as they have abundantly testified , but the modesty of Watt was ever conspicuous all through his life . Watt led a busy life , the time not spent RETURN TO GLASGOW 4I.
... called supe- riors did not quite see it in this light , as they have abundantly testified , but the modesty of Watt was ever conspicuous all through his life . Watt led a busy life , the time not spent RETURN TO GLASGOW 4I.
Page 45
... 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 made a model of ...
... 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 made a model of ...
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