James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 31
... apathy and dissatisfaction , leading to poor results and serious trouble . The manual worker is as proud of his work , and rightly so , as men are in other voca- tions . His life and thought centre in the shop GLASGOW TO LONDON 31.
... apathy and dissatisfaction , leading to poor results and serious trouble . The manual worker is as proud of his work , and rightly so , as men are in other voca- tions . His life and thought centre in the shop GLASGOW TO LONDON 31.
Page 62
... trouble . No wonder the cylinder leaked . It had to be hammered into something like true lines , for at that day so back- ward was the art that not even the whole collective mechanical skill of cylinder - making could furnish a bored ...
... trouble . No wonder the cylinder leaked . It had to be hammered into something like true lines , for at that day so back- ward was the art that not even the whole collective mechanical skill of cylinder - making could furnish a bored ...
Page 77
... trouble , lack of competent mechanics , was again met with . On his return from necessary absences , the men were usually found in face of the unexpected and wondering what to do next . As the engine neared completion , Watt's anxiety ...
... trouble , lack of competent mechanics , was again met with . On his return from necessary absences , the men were usually found in face of the unexpected and wondering what to do next . As the engine neared completion , Watt's anxiety ...
Page 81
... trouble except the famous discoverer of latent heat . When we think of Watt , we picture him holding Black by the one hand and Small by the other , repeating to them " I think myself in nothing else so happy " As in a soul remembering ...
... trouble except the famous discoverer of latent heat . When we think of Watt , we picture him holding Black by the one hand and Small by the other , repeating to them " I think myself in nothing else so happy " As in a soul remembering ...
Page 105
... trouble owing to the deepening of the mines and the unbear- able expense of pumping the water . They had looked forward to the Watt engine soon to be free of patent rights to relieve them . " No monopoly , " was their cry , nor were ...
... trouble owing to the deepening of the mines and the unbear- able expense of pumping the water . They had looked forward to the Watt engine soon to be free of patent rights to relieve them . " No monopoly , " was their cry , nor were ...
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