James Watt, chemist understanding the origins of the steam age /
Miller examines 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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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Brookfield, Vt. :
Pickering & Chatto,
2009.
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| Series: | Science and culture in the nineteenth century ;
no. 8. |
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/Doc?id=10303206 |
| Summary: | Miller examines 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 241 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781851966851 (electronic bk.) 1851966854 (electronic bk.) 1851969748 9781851969746 |