James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... skill in the making of the most delicate instruments . He built shops at the back of his house , and such were the demands upon him that he was able to keep a number of men , sometimes as many as fourteen , constantly at work . Like his ...
... skill in the making of the most delicate instruments . He built shops at the back of his house , and such were the demands upon him that he was able to keep a number of men , sometimes as many as fourteen , constantly at work . Like his ...
Page 14
... skilled handi- craftsman . The mechanical dexterity of the Watts , grandfather , father and son , is not to be belittled , for most of the mechanical inventions have come from those who have been cunning of hand and have worked as ...
... skilled handi- craftsman . The mechanical dexterity of the Watts , grandfather , father and son , is not to be belittled , for most of the mechanical inventions have come from those who have been cunning of hand and have worked as ...
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... skilled mechanic was to have a fair chance by beginning at the bottom among his fellows , the sternest yet finest of all schools to call forth and strengthen inherent qualities , and impel a poor young man to put forth his utmost effort ...
... skilled mechanic was to have a fair chance by beginning at the bottom among his fellows , the sternest yet finest of all schools to call forth and strengthen inherent qualities , and impel a poor young man to put forth his utmost effort ...
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... skilled beyond his fellows , who is called upon by his superintendent to undertake the difficult job in emergencies , ranks high , and probably enjoys an hon- orable title , a pet name conferred by his shopmates . Men measure each other ...
... skilled beyond his fellows , who is called upon by his superintendent to undertake the difficult job in emergencies , ranks high , and probably enjoys an hon- orable title , a pet name conferred by his shopmates . Men measure each other ...
Page 36
... skill from his first start in Glasgow , had already employed him to repair some mathematical instruments bequeathed to the university by a Scotch gentleman in the West Indies , and the work had been well done , at a cost of five pounds ...
... skill from his first start in Glasgow , had already employed him to repair some mathematical instruments bequeathed to the university by a Scotch gentleman in the West Indies , and the work had been well done , at a cost of five pounds ...
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