John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... mentioned ( incorrectly referred to as Earl ) was the eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton , and his visit led directly to a commission to design the Crinan Canal . This alone shows how wrong Watt was in his view of the situation , for ...
... mentioned ( incorrectly referred to as Earl ) was the eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton , and his visit led directly to a commission to design the Crinan Canal . This alone shows how wrong Watt was in his view of the situation , for ...
Էջ 15
... mention of what later became a common device . The work was carried out in 1820 , thirty years after he had recom- mended it , and was the first actual example . From this time it becomes impossible to incorporate in a chronological ...
... mention of what later became a common device . The work was carried out in 1820 , thirty years after he had recom- mended it , and was the first actual example . From this time it becomes impossible to incorporate in a chronological ...
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... mentioned that while he placed his factory under a manager , all the machinery was designed by himself.4 Of course he had qualified assistants who expanded his designs into working drawings , and his numerous works all over the country ...
... mentioned that while he placed his factory under a manager , all the machinery was designed by himself.4 Of course he had qualified assistants who expanded his designs into working drawings , and his numerous works all over the country ...
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Family | 25 |
The Bell Rock Lighthouse | 52 |
Public Works | 62 |
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