 | John Robison - 1822 - 766 pages
...then a student In tin. University of GJisgow, and nearly of my own age. He at that time threw out an idea of applying the power of the steam-engine to...matured, and was soon abandoned on his going abroad. " About the year 1761, or 1762, I tried some experiments dh the ferce of steam, in a Papin's digester,... | |
 | John Robison - 1822 - 766 pages
...then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. He at that time threw out an idea of applying the power of the steam-engine to...scheme was not matured, and was soon abandoned on bis going abroad. " About the year 1761, or 1762, I tried some experiments on the force of steam, in... | |
 | John Robison - 1822 - 736 pages
...then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. He at that time threw out an idea of applying the power of the steam-engine to...wheel-carriages, and to other purposes, but the scheme was uot matured, and was soon abandoned on his going abroad. " About the year 1761, or 1762, I tried some... | |
 | 1824 - 528 pages
...out to Mr. Watt the idea of applying fhe power of the steam-engine to the moving of wheel carriages, and to other purposes, but the scheme was not matured, and was soon abandoned on his going abroad." It is, further, quite evident, that but for the great number of chemical discoveries which were made... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1825 - 350 pages
...then a student in the university of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. He, at that time, threw out an idea of applying the power of the steamengine to the...wheel-carriages, and to other purposes; but the scheme was soon abandoned, on his going abroad." Mr. WATT, it appears, soon after made an experiment with steam... | |
 | 1825 - 490 pages
...engines by Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. Robison at that time threw out the idea of applying the power of the steam engine to the moving of wheel carriages, and to other purposes ; but the scheme was not matured,... | |
 | Luke Herbert - 1826 - 408 pages
...engines, by Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. Robison at that time threw out the idea of applying the power of the steam engine to the moving of wheel carriages, and to other purposes; but the scheme wa> not matured,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1826 - 250 pages
...engines, by Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. Robison at that time threw out the idea of applying the power of the steam engine to the moving of wheel carriages, and to other purposes ; but the scheme was not matured,... | |
 | Elijah Galloway - 1828 - 236 pages
...engines, by Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. Robison at that time threw out the idea of applying the power of the steam engine to the moving of wheel carnages, and to other purposes 5 but the scheme was not matured,... | |
 | Robert Stuart - 1829 - 372 pages
...time threw out the idea of applying the power of the Steam Engine to the moving of wheel carriages, and to other purposes ; but the scheme was not matured, and was soon abandoned on his going abroad. "In 1761 or 1762, I made some experiments on the force of steam in a Papin's digester, and formed a... | |
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My attention was first directed, in the year 1759, to the subject of steam-engines, by the late Dr. Robison, then a student in the University of Glasgow, and nearly of my own age. He at that time threw out an idea of applying the power of the steam-engine... 
