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James Watt - Richard Leslie Hills - Hardback
This final volume of this trilogy on James Watt, the scientist and inventor, includes the important development of rotary motion and its application in our factories to drive machinery; patent and other problems in Cornwall and other developments; plus other interests Watt had in his later years.
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James Watt - Richard Leslie Hills - Hardback
This second volume looks at Watt's life in England, covering his partnership with Matthew Boulton, the development of the mine pumping engine and its introduction to Cornwall and the Cornish Metal Company, the development of the rotative steam engine - the crank and parallel motion, and much more.
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Watt's Perfect Engine: Steam And The Age Of Invention - Ben Marsden - Paperback
James Watt has become a symbol of noble heroism, taking his place as a Great Briton. Ben Marsden here recounts a fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.
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Watt's Perfect Engine: Steam And The Age Of Invention - Ben Marsden - Hardback
James Watt has become a symbol of noble heroism, taking his place as a Great Briton. Ben Marsden here recounts a fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.
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James Watt - R. L. Hills - Hardback
This first volume in a three-volume biography of James Watt looks at his early life in Scotland, concentrating on his family background, education and training as a mathematical instrument maker and his involvement with the Scottish chemical industry.
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The Ingenious Mr Bell: A Life Of Henry Bell (1767-1830), Pioneer Of Steam Navigation - Brian D. Osborne - Paperback
Henry Bell was the pioneer of steamship navigation. His 'Comet' sailing from Glasgow to Greenock in 1812 was the first commercial steamship service in Europe. This is a biography of the man, born in West Lothian, trained in engineering in Bo'ness, who became a key figure in the new age of steam.