 Watt, who directing the force of an original genius early exercised in philosophic research to the improvement of the steam-engine, enlarged the resources of his country, increased the power of man, and rose to an eminent place among the most illustrious...  MEMOIRS OF THE DISTINGUISHED MEN OF SCIENCE - Page 215by ROBERT HUNT F.R.S, F.S.S. - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...oriijiiml genius, early exercised in philosophic research, to the improvement of the steam-engine, enlarged the resources of his country, increased the...power of man, and rose to an eminent place among the illustrious followers of wience and the real benefactors of the world,' was born at Greenock on the... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1835 - 570 pages
...BEST DESERVE THEIR GRATITUDE, THE KING, HIS MINISTERS, AND MANY OP THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS OF TltE REALM, RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO JAMES WATT : WHO, DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, KARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH, TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STEAM-ENGINE, ENLARGED THE RESOURCES... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1835 - 576 pages
...BEST DESERVE THEIR GRATITUDE, THE KING, HIS MINISTERS. AND MANY OF THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS OF THE REALM, RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO JAMES WATT: WHO, DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL OENIUS, KARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH'. TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STEAM-ENGINE, ENLARGED... | |
 | James Wheeler (of Prestwich.) - Manchester (England) - 1836 - 566 pages
...King, his Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the Realm raised this monument to JAHKS WATT, Who, directing: the force of an original genius, Early exercised in philosophical research, to the improvement of The steam-engine, Enlarged the resources of his country,... | |
 | Geology - 1839 - 474 pages
...best deserve their gratitude, the King, his Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the Realm, raised this Monument to JAMES WATT, who directing...the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to the improvement of the Steam Engine, enlarged the resources of his country,... | |
 | François Arago - Mechanization - 1839 - 154 pages
...best deserve their gratitude, the King, his Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the Realm, raised this Monument to JAMES WATT, who directing...the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to the improvement of the Steam Engine, enlarged the resources of his country,... | |
 | Boyman Boyman - Steam-navigation - 1840 - 210 pages
...BEST DESERVE THEIR GRATITUDE; THE KING, HIS MINISTERS, AND MANY OF THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS OF THE REALM, RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO JAMES WATT, WHO, DIRECTING...THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, EARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHICAL RESEARCH, TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE STEAM ENGINE, ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS COUNTRY,... | |
 | Westminster abbey - 1841 - 214 pages
...the king, his ministers, and many of the " nobles and commoners of the realm, raised this monu" ment to James Watt ; who, directing the force of an " original...philosophic research, " to the improvement of the steam-engine, enlarged the " resources of his country, increased the power of man, " and rose to an... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1841 - 846 pages
...best deserve their gratitude, the King, his Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the Realm raised this monument to James Watt, who directing...the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to the improvement of the Steam Engine, enlarged the resources of his country,... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pages
...best deserve their gratitude, the King, his Ministers, and many of the Nobles and Commoners of the realm, raised this monument to James Watt; who directing...the force of an original genius, early exercised in philosophical research, to the improvement of the steam engine, enlarged the resources of his country,... | |
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