James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 52
... motion which utilises all energy ! How came he then to exclaim " What a piece of work is man ; how infinite in faculty ; " in form and moving how express and admirable ” ? This query , and a thousand others , have arisen ; for we forget ...
... motion which utilises all energy ! How came he then to exclaim " What a piece of work is man ; how infinite in faculty ; " in form and moving how express and admirable ” ? This query , and a thousand others , have arisen ; for we forget ...
Page 76
... motion . He proceeded therefore in great secrecy to erect the first large engine under his patent , after he had suc- cessfully made a very small one for trial . An outhouse near one of Dr. Roebuck's pits was selected as away from ...
... motion . He proceeded therefore in great secrecy to erect the first large engine under his patent , after he had suc- cessfully made a very small one for trial . An outhouse near one of Dr. Roebuck's pits was selected as away from ...
Page 129
... motion . " Watt had a hard time of it in Cornwall during his next stay there , for he had to go again . He arrives at Redruth to find many troubles . Forbes ' eduction - pipe is a vile job , he writes , and full of holes . The cylinder ...
... motion . " Watt had a hard time of it in Cornwall during his next stay there , for he had to go again . He arrives at Redruth to find many troubles . Forbes ' eduction - pipe is a vile job , he writes , and full of holes . The cylinder ...
Page 144
... motion . He wrote from Cornwall to Boulton : " As " to the circular motion , I will apply it as soon as I can . ' He prepared a model upon his return to Soho , using " " a crank connected with the working - beam of the 144 LIFE OF JAMES ...
... motion . He wrote from Cornwall to Boulton : " As " to the circular motion , I will apply it as soon as I can . ' He prepared a model upon his return to Soho , using " " a crank connected with the working - beam of the 144 LIFE OF JAMES ...
Page 145
... motion ; it was used on every spinning - wheel , grind - stone and foot - lathe turned by hand , but its application to the steam - engine was new . As early as 1771 , he writes : I have at times had my thoughts a good deal upon the ...
... motion ; it was used on every spinning - wheel , grind - stone and foot - lathe turned by hand , but its application to the steam - engine was new . As early as 1771 , he writes : I have at times had my thoughts a good deal upon the ...
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