James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 8
... seen like her . " There is another account from a neighbor , who also refers to Mrs. Watt as being somewhat of the grand lady , but always so kind , so sweet , so helpful to all her neighbors . The Watt family for generations steadily ...
... seen like her . " There is another account from a neighbor , who also refers to Mrs. Watt as being somewhat of the grand lady , but always so kind , so sweet , so helpful to all her neighbors . The Watt family for generations steadily ...
Page 18
... 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 efforts 18 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... 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 efforts 18 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
Page 33
... long as this vista is seen stretching before all is well with labor . There will be friction , of course , between capital and labor , but it will be healthy friction , As needed by , and good for , both . of GLASGOW TO LONDON 33.
... long as this vista is seen stretching before all is well with labor . There will be friction , of course , between capital and labor , but it will be healthy friction , As needed by , and good for , both . of GLASGOW TO LONDON 33.
Page 45
... seen even a model of a steam engine , strangely discovered in his researches that the university actually owned a model of the latest type , the Newcomen engine , which had been purchased for the use of the natural philosophy class ...
... seen even a model of a steam engine , strangely discovered in his researches that the university actually owned a model of the latest type , the Newcomen engine , which had been purchased for the use of the natural philosophy class ...
Page 62
... seen it , and he knew he had the weapons to bring it down . A larger model , free as possible from defects which he felt he could avoid in the next , was promptly determined upon . A larger and better shop was obtained , and here Watt ...
... seen it , and he knew he had the weapons to bring it down . A larger model , free as possible from defects which he felt he could avoid in the next , was promptly determined upon . A larger and better shop was obtained , and here Watt ...
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