James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... letters regularly written to him , some of which have fortunately been preserved , abundantly prove that , tho far from home , yet in home and family ties and family duties the young man had his strong tower of defence , keeping him ...
... letters regularly written to him , some of which have fortunately been preserved , abundantly prove that , tho far from home , yet in home and family ties and family duties the young man had his strong tower of defence , keeping him ...
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... letter of introduction was addressed , who , no more than the Professor himself , nor Mr. Morgan , could withstand the extraordinary youth , whom he could not refuse taking into his service - glad to get him no doubt , and delighted ...
... letter of introduction was addressed , who , no more than the Professor himself , nor Mr. Morgan , could withstand the extraordinary youth , whom he could not refuse taking into his service - glad to get him no doubt , and delighted ...
Page 30
... letters to his father he regrets being unable to reduce it below that , knowing that his father's affairs were not prosperous . He , however , was able to obtain some remunerative work on his own account , which he did after his day's ...
... letters to his father he regrets being unable to reduce it below that , knowing that his father's affairs were not prosperous . He , however , was able to obtain some remunerative work on his own account , which he did after his day's ...
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... letter of this period ( March , 1769 ) to his friend , Professor Small , in which he anticipated Trevithick's use of high - pressure steam in the locomotive . Watt said : I intend in many cases to employ the expansive force of steam to ...
... letter of this period ( March , 1769 ) to his friend , Professor Small , in which he anticipated Trevithick's use of high - pressure steam in the locomotive . Watt said : I intend in many cases to employ the expansive force of steam to ...
Page 79
... letter to his friend , Dr. Small , at this juncture , is interesting . He writes : You cannot conceive how mortified I am with this disappoint- ment . It is a damned thing for a man to have his all hanging by a single string . If I had ...
... letter to his friend , Dr. Small , at this juncture , is interesting . He writes : You cannot conceive how mortified I am with this disappoint- ment . It is a damned thing for a man to have his all hanging by a single string . If I had ...
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