Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss.: Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engineSmiles, Samuel
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Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss.: Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine
The Broomielaw in 1760 116
Professor Robison 117
Papin’s Digester 120
The Newcomen Model 121
Watt’s House, Delftfield Lane 126
Watt’s first Improved Apparatus 130
Dr. Joseph Black 132
Kinneil House 142
Outhouse behind Kinneil 148
Hamilton Bridge 156
Port Glasgow 158
Birmingham 160
Soho Manufactory 169
Soho House 177
Watt’s House, Harper’s Hill 214
Map of United Mines District 231
Watt’s Pumping-Engine for Mines 236
Redruth, High Street 238
Cardozos Pumping-Engine 260
United Mines District and St. Day 261
Cosgarne House 275
Entrance to ditto 284
The “Waggon and Horses,” Handsworth 285
The Crank as applied in the Foot-Lathe 287
Interior of the “Waggon and Horses” 288
Old Engine-House, Dalcoath 306
Sun-and-Planet Motion 309
“Old Bess” Engine 326
The parallel Motion 334
The Governor 335
Polgooth Engine-House 339
Double Acting Engine, Albion Mill 355
Dr. Priestley 370
Site of Soho Mint 399
Burning of Dr. Priestley’s House 411
William Murdock 422
Murdock’s House, Handsworth 433
Miller’s Triple Vessel 437
Symington’s first Steamboat-Engine 441
Miller’s Experimental Steamboat 442
Machinery of the ‘Charlotte Dundas’ 447
The “Comet” passing Dumbarton 453
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