James Watt

by

Thomas H. Marshall

First Published 1925 by Leonard Parsons Ltd., and Printed in Great Britain by Morrison C Gibb Ltd., Ianfield, Edinburg

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Ed. This text was downloaded in its entirety from the University of Rochester Steam Library http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/. JmcV, Oct. 2006

CONTENTS

• I THE EVOLUTION OF THE ENGINEER
• II CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION
• III JAMES WATT, MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER
• IV THE GREAT INVENTION AND ITS PREDECESSORS
• V THE PARTNERSHIP OF WATT AND ROEBUCK
• VI MATTHEW BOULTON OF SOHO
• VII THE CREATION OF THE ENGINE BUSINESS AT SOHO
• VIII THE TRIUMPH OF BOULTON AND WATT
• IX LAST YEARS
• APPENDIX: THE WATER CONTROVERSY

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