John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... Watt with a letter of introduction from Professor Robison . Robison and Watt were old friends , having been at Glasgow University together . Watt received him kindly , and a friendship was established that lasted till death . It can be ...
... Watt with a letter of introduction from Professor Robison . Robison and Watt were old friends , having been at Glasgow University together . Watt received him kindly , and a friendship was established that lasted till death . It can be ...
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... Watt , ever cautious and suspicious , sensed a future rival and attempted to bind Rennie with an undertaking never to make steam engines . The young engineer refused to be bound by a written agreement . In fact there must have been a ...
... Watt , ever cautious and suspicious , sensed a future rival and attempted to bind Rennie with an undertaking never to make steam engines . The young engineer refused to be bound by a written agreement . In fact there must have been a ...
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... Watt at once saw the merits of this device and incorporated it in his later engines . It has sometimes been asked why Watt , who was careful to patent all his inventions , never patented this one . The reason of course is that he copied ...
... Watt at once saw the merits of this device and incorporated it in his later engines . It has sometimes been asked why Watt , who was careful to patent all his inventions , never patented this one . The reason of course is that he copied ...
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