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A Descriptive History of the Steam Engine - Page 95
by Robert Stuart - 1824 - 228 pages
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A System of Mechanical Philosophy, Volume 2

John Robison - 1822 - 736 pages
...our friendship continued undiminished to the close of his life. As a memorial due to that friendnhip, I avail myself of this, probably a last public opportunity,...measure be ascribed whatever success may have attended ay exertions." W. t " This was originally their method of agreeing, but afterwards, to avoid, disputes...
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Stuart's Descriptive History of the Steam Engine

Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 pages
...commenced a partnership with Mr. Bolton, which terminated with the exclusive privilege' in 1800, when I retired from business ; but our friendship continued...success may have attended my exertions." * Mr. Farey in Rces Cyclo. art. Steam Engine. Engine doing the same work with coals of the same quality. A set of...
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Historical and Descriptive Anecdotes of Steam-engines: And of ..., Volume 2

Robert Stuart, Robert Stuart Meikleham - 1829 - 418 pages
...to the processes of art, to his intimate knowledge of business and manufactures, and to his exalted views, and liberal spirit of enterprise, must in a great measure be ascribed whatsoever success has attended my exertions." The lassitude of a lingering disease had no effect in...
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Stuart's Descriptive History of the Steam Engine

Robert Stuart - 1831 - 378 pages
...due to that friendship, I avail myself of this, probably a last public opportunity of stating, thai to his friendly encouragement, to his partiality for...from knowing the depth of the mine, the size of the pumps, and number of strokes, which any engine made, either on the common or improved construction,...
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful ..., Volume 5

1836 - 562 pages
...intimate knowledge of business and manufactures, and to his extended views and liberal spirit, may in a great measure be ascribed whatever success may have attended my exertions.' Mr. Boulton expended about 47.000/. in the course of experiments on the steam-engine, before Watt perfected...
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Historical Eloge of James Watt

François Arago - 1839 - 290 pages
...partnership with Mr. Boulton, which terminated with the exclusive privilege in the year 1800, when I retired from business ; but our friendship continued...whatever success may have attended my exertions." When the connection spoken of in the text was formed, Mr. Boulton's manufactory had already been for...
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The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette, Volume 35

1841 - 536 pages
...improvement, and his ready application of them to the processes of art; to his intimate knowledge ol business and manufactures, and to his extended views...whatever success may have attended my exertions." What Symington did was under the pressure of want. He could not nurse his genius; he was obliged to...
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 35

Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1841 - 538 pages
...improvement, and his ready application of them to the processes of art; to his intimate knowledge ot business and manufactures, and to his extended views and liberal spirit of enterprise, must, in agréât measure, be ascribed whatever success may have attended my exertions." What Symington did...
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History of the steam engine, from the second century before the Christian ...

R. W., Robert Wallace - 1852 - 144 pages
...undiminished to the close of his life. As a memorial due to that friendship, I avail myself of this public opportunity of stating that, to his friendly...be ascribed, whatever success may have attended my esertions." The advantages derived from the patent-right showed both the superiority of the engine...
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The Life of James Watt: With Selections from His Correspondence

James Patrick Muirhead - 1858 - 656 pages
...opportunity, of " stating, that to his friendly encour" agement, to his partiality for scien" titin improvements, and his ready " application of them...enterprise, must in a great " measure be ascribed whatever suc" cess may have attended my ex" ertions." The same lady who has so well sketched the mien and deportment...
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