James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 8
... little of the original strain of an old family remains in after days . We glance over the record of the Cecils , for instance , to find that the present Marquis has less than one four - thousandth part of the 8 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... little of the original strain of an old family remains in after days . We glance over the record of the Cecils , for instance , to find that the present Marquis has less than one four - thousandth part of the 8 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
Page 37
... its Professor Black , and the successful opera- tion of telegraph cables by its Professor and present Lord Chancellor ( Lord Kelvin ) . May the future of Glasgow University copy fair her glorious past ! Her " RETURN TO GLASGOW 37.
... its Professor Black , and the successful opera- tion of telegraph cables by its Professor and present Lord Chancellor ( Lord Kelvin ) . May the future of Glasgow University copy fair her glorious past ! Her " RETURN TO GLASGOW 37.
Page 52
... animals produce the external mechanical effects through electricity and do not act as a thermo - dynamic engine . The wastage of heat energy under present methods is appalling . About 65 per cent . of the 52 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... animals produce the external mechanical effects through electricity and do not act as a thermo - dynamic engine . The wastage of heat energy under present methods is appalling . About 65 per cent . of the 52 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
Page 71
... present ideas . Watt wrote Dr. Small in January , 1769 , " I have " much contrived and little executed . How much would ' good health and spirits be worth to me ! " and a month later , " I am still plagued with headaches and some- 46 ...
... present ideas . Watt wrote Dr. Small in January , 1769 , " I have " much contrived and little executed . How much would ' good health and spirits be worth to me ! " and a month later , " I am still plagued with headaches and some- 46 ...
Page 103
... present at the last hour . 46 66 " " Keir writes , announcing Small's death to his brother , the Rev. Robert Small , in Dundee , “ It is needless to say how universally he is lamented ; for no man ever enjoyed or deserved more the ...
... present at the last hour . 46 66 " " Keir writes , announcing Small's death to his brother , the Rev. Robert Small , in Dundee , “ It is needless to say how universally he is lamented ; for no man ever enjoyed or deserved more the ...
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