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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"James Watt"”.
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The discursive shaping of intellectual ownership: the case of James Watt and Josiah Wedgwood
… some differences and some similarities between James Watt and Josiah Wedgwood's legitimation of their respective intellectual properties. More particularly I mean to investigate the literary technologies involved in their discourses over authorship, originality, invention and imitation. Such an …
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William Small 1734-1775: Teacher, Mentor, Scientist
… Small's connections to Thomas Jefferson, James Watt, or the Birmingham Lunar Society. In 1758 William Small was recruited for the post of professor of mathematics at the College of William and Mary. From 1760 through 1762, he was Thomas Jefferson's only professor at the College of William …
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Land Grabbers, Toadstool Worshippers, and the Sagebrush Rebellion in Utah, 1979-1981
… policy in a new direction. Interior Secretary James Watt took steps to appease disgruntled westerners by loosening federal regulations on the public lands, but he opposed any efforts for a large-scale transfer. Thus the Sagebrush Rebellion ultimately failed; but still today the sentiment and …
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Poetry and the Archive
… of that history is the trade of The Boulton and Watt Mining Company, formed when Midlands businessman Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) joined forces with Scotsman James Watt (1736-1819). This partnership influenced the history of Cornish mining and the whole Industrial Revolution. Traces of their …
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The London Millwrights and Engineers 1775-1825
… key figures who became involved - John Rennie, James Watt and Henry Maudslay, to name but a few. An update and rewrite has recently been produced entitled, The Old London Artisans: the Millwrights 1775-1825.