James Watt, chemist : understanding the origins of the Steam Age

James Watt, chemist understanding the origins of the Steam Age

This text examines James Watt's illustrious engineering career in light of his parallel interest in chemistry, arguing that Watt's conception of steam engineering relied upon chemical understandings.

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1. Verfasser: Miller, David Philip (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London Pickering & Chatto 2009
Schriftenreihe:Science and culture in the nineteenth century Number 8
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Watt, James <1736-1819> > Knowledge > Watt, James > Geschichte 1800-1900 > Geschichte 1700-1900 > Chemie > Geschichte > Wissen > Steam engineering > History > Thermodynamik > Dampfmaschine > Großbritannien > Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:This text examines James Watt's illustrious engineering career in light of his parallel interest in chemistry, arguing that Watt's conception of steam engineering relied upon chemical understandings.
Beschreibung:viii, 241 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9781851969746
978-1-85196-974-6