James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... light and leading of his life had passed out of it . Watt now reached his reached his seventeenth year . His father's affairs were greatly embarrassed . It was clearly seen that the two brothers , John and James , had to rely for their ...
... light and leading of his life had passed out of it . Watt now reached his reached his seventeenth year . His father's affairs were greatly embarrassed . It was clearly seen that the two brothers , John and James , had to rely for their ...
Page 41
... " His so - 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.
... " His so - 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 51
... light and supply all the manufactories , street railroads and other consumers of mechanical power in the city . How to harness this power and to store it — that is the problem of the inventor and the engineer of the twentieth century ...
... light and supply all the manufactories , street railroads and other consumers of mechanical power in the city . How to harness this power and to store it — that is the problem of the inventor and the engineer of the twentieth century ...
Page 53
... light ; or , in other words , from coal to light we get on an average only about one - half of 1 per cent . of the original energy , a wastage of ninety - nine and one - half of every hundred pounds of coal used . The very best possible ...
... light ; or , in other words , from coal to light we get on an average only about one - half of 1 per cent . of the original energy , a wastage of ninety - nine and one - half of every hundred pounds of coal used . The very best possible ...
Page 84
... time quite beyond his power . He could do all that man could do , " who could do more is none . " The light of his life had gone out . Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored 84 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... time quite beyond his power . He could do all that man could do , " who could do more is none . " The light of his life had gone out . Boulton Partnership CHAPTER V BOULTON PARTNERSHIP FTER Watt was restored 84 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
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