James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 10
... known as Watt , the creator of the most potent instru- ment of mechanical force known to man . The fond mother having lost several of her children born previously was intensely solicitous in her care of James , who was so delicate that ...
... known as Watt , the creator of the most potent instru- ment of mechanical force known to man . The fond mother having lost several of her children born previously was intensely solicitous in her care of James , who was so delicate that ...
Page 19
... most intimate schoolfellow was Andrew Ander- son , whose elder brother , John Anderson , was the well- known Professor of natural philosophy , the first to open classes for the instruction of working - men in CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 19.
... most intimate schoolfellow was Andrew Ander- son , whose elder brother , John Anderson , was the well- known Professor of natural philosophy , the first to open classes for the instruction of working - men in CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 19.
Page 20
... known where the prized working - boy or man in position has been able , as additional force was required , to say the needed word of recommendation , which gave a start or a lift upward to a dearly - cherished schoolfellow . It seems a ...
... known where the prized working - boy or man in position has been able , as additional force was required , to say the needed word of recommendation , which gave a start or a lift upward to a dearly - cherished schoolfellow . It seems a ...
Page 38
... known author , Dr. Smiles , visited the room , he found in it the galvanic apparatus employed by Professor Thompson ( Lord Kelvin ) for perfecting his delicate invention which rendered ocean cables effective . The kind and wise ...
... known author , Dr. Smiles , visited the room , he found in it the galvanic apparatus employed by Professor Thompson ( Lord Kelvin ) for perfecting his delicate invention which rendered ocean cables effective . The kind and wise ...
Page 39
... known as " pot - boilers . " Follow- ing the example of his first master in Glasgow he made spectacles , fiddles , flutes , guitars , and , of course , flies and fishing - tackle , and , as the record tells , " many dis- " located ...
... known as " pot - boilers . " Follow- ing the example of his first master in Glasgow he made spectacles , fiddles , flutes , guitars , and , of course , flies and fishing - tackle , and , as the record tells , " many dis- " located ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
altho Argand burner became Birmingham Boulton and Watt Britain canal Captain coal condenser Cornwall cylinder discovery doubt erected expansively experiments famous father fortune genius give Glasgow Greenock hand heart honor horse-power idea improved instrument invention inventor James Watt Jamie kind knew labor latent heat less letter London Lord Lord Brougham Lord Kelvin Lunar Society machine machinery manufacture mathematical matter mechanical ment mind mother motion Muirhead Murdoch nature needed never Newcomen engine partner partnership passed patent perfect philosopher phlogiston piston pound Priestley principle probably Professor Black proved pump record rendered Richard Lovell Edgeworth Robison Roebuck says Scot Scotch Scotland seems ship skilled Soho soon steam engine stroke success things tion to-day trial trouble Watt and Boulton Watt engine Watt wrote Watt's day wonder workmen writes young youth