The Scot in EnglandHurst & Blackett, 1935 - 288 pagini |
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... Glasgow . James Watt was born in Greenock in the year 1736 . His father was a shipwright , a substantial man in a small way of doing , as they say in Scotland . James was a weakly lad , but clever . He displayed a talent for making ...
... Glasgow . James Watt was born in Greenock in the year 1736 . His father was a shipwright , a substantial man in a small way of doing , as they say in Scotland . James was a weakly lad , but clever . He displayed a talent for making ...
Pagina 172
... Glasgow . In 1812 he launched the Comet , a thoroughly satis- factory steamboat . She was built by John Wood , of Port - Glasgow , and her engines were put together in the foundry of David Napier . She was 42 feet long , 11 feet broad ...
... Glasgow . In 1812 he launched the Comet , a thoroughly satis- factory steamboat . She was built by John Wood , of Port - Glasgow , and her engines were put together in the foundry of David Napier . She was 42 feet long , 11 feet broad ...
Pagina 210
... Glasgow lad was discharged , but Mungo remained in his bungalow for several days . He was more severe with his staff after that , but his number was up . The Glasgow man's uncle , it turned out , was a man of some importance , and he ...
... Glasgow lad was discharged , but Mungo remained in his bungalow for several days . He was more severe with his staff after that , but his number was up . The Glasgow man's uncle , it turned out , was a man of some importance , and he ...
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