James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 29
... wrote to his father of his success , praising his master " as being of as good char- acter , both for accuracy in his business , and good morals , as any of his way in London . " The order in which this aspiring young man of the world ...
... wrote to his father of his success , praising his master " as being of as good char- acter , both for accuracy in his business , and good morals , as any of his way in London . " The order in which this aspiring young man of the world ...
Page 30
... to azimuth compasses , brass sectors , theodolites , and other delicate instruments . Before his year was finished he wrote his father that he had made " a brass 66 sector with a French joint , which is reckoned 30 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
... to azimuth compasses , brass sectors , theodolites , and other delicate instruments . Before his year was finished he wrote his father that he had made " a brass 66 sector with a French joint , which is reckoned 30 LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
Page 61
... made . The right principle had been dis- covered ; no doubt of that . Watt's decision was that " it must be followed to an issue . " There was no peace for him otherwise . He wrote ( April , 1765 CAPTURED BY STEAM 61.
... made . The right principle had been dis- covered ; no doubt of that . Watt's decision was that " it must be followed to an issue . " There was no peace for him otherwise . He wrote ( April , 1765 CAPTURED BY STEAM 61.
Page 62
Andrew Carnegie. for him otherwise . He wrote ( April , 1765 ) to a friend , " My whole thoughts are bent on this machine . I can " think of nothing else . " Of course not ; he was hot in the chase of the biggest game hunter ever had ...
Andrew Carnegie. for him otherwise . He wrote ( April , 1765 ) to a friend , " My whole thoughts are bent on this machine . I can " think of nothing else . " Of course not ; he was hot in the chase of the biggest game hunter ever had ...
Page 64
... wrote to a friend , " My old White Iron ' man is dead . " This being the one he had trained to be his best mechanic , was a grievous loss in those days . Misfortunes never come singly ; he had just started the engine after overhauling ...
... wrote to a friend , " My old White Iron ' man is dead . " This being the one he had trained to be his best mechanic , was a grievous loss in those days . Misfortunes never come singly ; he had just started the engine after overhauling ...
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