James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... passed the Act of 1696 , which at last fulfilled Knox's aspirations , and during the Eldership of Watt's grandfather , Greenock made prompt provision for her parish school , in which we may be sure the old " teacher of mathematics " did ...
... passed the Act of 1696 , which at last fulfilled Knox's aspirations , and during the Eldership of Watt's grandfather , Greenock made prompt provision for her parish school , in which we may be sure the old " teacher of mathematics " did ...
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... work required when the tools of precision of our day were unknown and the men themselves were only workmen of the crudest kind . Many of the most delicate parts , even of working engines , passed through 14 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... work required when the tools of precision of our day were unknown and the men themselves were only workmen of the crudest kind . Many of the most delicate parts , even of working engines , passed through 14 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
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... 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 support upon their own unaided ...
... 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 support upon their own unaided ...
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... passed , there remained the venerated father in Greenock , and the 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 ...
... passed , there remained the venerated father in Greenock , and the 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 ...
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... passing among his associates as " one who knew most things and could make anything . " Watt knew nothing about organs , but he immediately undertook the work ( 1762 ) , and the result was an in- disputable success that led to his ...
... passing among his associates as " one who knew most things and could make anything . " Watt knew nothing about organs , but he immediately undertook the work ( 1762 ) , and the result was an in- disputable success that led to his ...
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