Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, Volume 16, Issue 136 - Volume 18, Issue 160William Chambers, Robert Chambers William and Robert Chambers, 1847 - Art |
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... cause , he acquired those habits of inquisitive- ness and precocious reflection so often observed in feeble - bodied children . " A gentleman one day calling upon his father , observed the child bending over a marble hearth with a piece ...
... cause , he acquired those habits of inquisitive- ness and precocious reflection so often observed in feeble - bodied children . " A gentleman one day calling upon his father , observed the child bending over a marble hearth with a piece ...
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... cause connected with the nature of his father's trade in Greenock , the profession which Watt chose was that of a mathematical and nautical instrument - maker . To learn this art , or rather to perfect himself in it , he went to London ...
... cause connected with the nature of his father's trade in Greenock , the profession which Watt chose was that of a mathematical and nautical instrument - maker . To learn this art , or rather to perfect himself in it , he went to London ...
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... caused by the escape of steam having been made in some instances to do the work of six or eight , or even fifteen horses . The principle of the Eolipyle , however , and of the rotatory engines which are modifications of it , is ...
... caused by the escape of steam having been made in some instances to do the work of six or eight , or even fifteen horses . The principle of the Eolipyle , however , and of the rotatory engines which are modifications of it , is ...
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... thus counterbalanced , the superior weight of the pump - rod end of the beam causes it to descend , elevating the other end with the piston attached to it . The cylinder being again filled with steam as before , 12 LIFE OF JAMES WATT .
... thus counterbalanced , the superior weight of the pump - rod end of the beam causes it to descend , elevating the other end with the piston attached to it . The cylinder being again filled with steam as before , 12 LIFE OF JAMES WATT .
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... thus counterbalanced , the superior weight of the pump - rod end of the beam causes it to descend , elevating the other end with the piston attached to it . The cylinder being again filled with steam as before , 12 LIFE OF JAMES WATT .
... thus counterbalanced , the superior weight of the pump - rod end of the beam causes it to descend , elevating the other end with the piston attached to it . The cylinder being again filled with steam as before , 12 LIFE OF JAMES WATT .
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